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colony Antonyms

Opposite of colony

Pinning down the opposite of colony requires matching its exact sense, so the antonyms and opposite words below are paired with a clear noun definition and ranked by contrast strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

A country, territory, or area under the full or partial political control of another distant country and typically occupied by settlers from that state.

Usage Example

"The island remained a British metropole until it gained full independence in the mid-twentieth century."

Strong
metropole
motherland

Similar words to colony

Words similar to colony shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:

dependency
community
enclave
settlement
territory
population
culture
possession
See all synonyms of colony

• Nearby Words

colonization
colonize
colonizer
colony
color
colorant
coloration

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Wordmom. (2026). Antonyms for Colony. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/antonyms/colony
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