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community
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of COMMUNITY
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a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially <a large community of retired people in the coastal town>
Synonyms body, bunch, circle, clan, clique, community, coterie, coven, crowd, fold, galère, klatch (also klatsch), lot, network, pack, ring, set
Related Words charmed circle, elite, in-group; closed shop; club, college, fellowship, guild (also gild), league, organization, society; camp, faction, sect, side, tribe; mess, squad; brotherhood, fraternity, order, sisterhood, sodality, sorority; commune; alliance, bloc, coalition, confederation, congress, council, federation, union
Near Antonyms loner; individualist
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the body of people in a profession or field of activity <members of the medical community>
Related Words calling, profession; association, club, federation, guild (also gild), organization, society
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the quality or state of having many qualities in common <there's a community of aesthetics that makes a very modern-looking gallery an especially appropriate setting for primitive art>
Synonyms alikeness, community, comparability, correspondence, likeness, parallelism, resemblance, similitude
Related Words semblance; affinity, analogousness; equation, equivalence, equivalency, par, parity; identicalness, identity, sameness; correlation, relationship; exchangeability, interchangeability; accordance, agreement, compatibility, conformity, congruity
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the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions <interactive features that are designed to foster a sense of community among the visitors to the Web site>
Related Words amity, benevolence, cordiality, friendliness, friendship, goodwill, kindliness; civility, comity, concord, harmony, rapport; charity, generosity; affinity, compassion, empathy, sympathy; chumminess, familiarity, inseparability, intimacy, nearness; affection, devotion, fondness, love
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