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community Synonyms

Another word for community

Choosing another word for community depends on context, so the 30 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 4 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

A group of people living in the same place or neighborhood, or the district or locality itself considered as a social unit.

Usage Example

"The town council organized a summer festival to bring the local neighborhood together."

Strongest
neighborhood
Strong
locality
district
municipality
settlement
parish
populace
Weak
residentiary

• noun (Context 2)

A body of individuals having a particular characteristic, profession, interest, or identity in common.

Usage Example

"The discovery sparked lively debate across the international scientific group."

Strongest
group
Strong
circle
fraternity
society
brotherhood
association
fellowship
network
collective
guild

• noun (Context 3)

A feeling of fellowship, belonging, and mutual support with others, arising from shared attitudes, interests, and goals.

Usage Example

"Moving to a small village gave them a strong sense of fellowship that they had missed in the city."

Strongest
fellowship
camaraderie
solidarity
togetherness
Strong
communion
kinship
belonging
unity
sisterhood
brotherhood

• noun (Context 4)

An interacting assemblage of various species of plants, animals, and microorganisms inhabiting a common environment or habitat.

Usage Example

"A coral reef supports an extraordinarily diverse marine biocenosis."

Strongest
biocenosis
Strong
ecosystem
biota
assemblage

Opposites of community

The opposite of community shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

alienation
isolation
estrangement
individual
disunity
division
discord
loner
See all opposites of community

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Community. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/community
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