Antonyms for fraternity
frəˈtɜr nɪ tifra·ter·ni·ty

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1. fraternitynoun

   Antonyms:
   disfavor

   Synonyms:
   brotherhood

2. fraternitynoun

   The quality of being brothers; brotherhood

   Antonyms:
   disfavor

   Synonyms:
   brotherhood

3. fraternitynoun

   A group of people associated for a common purpose.

   Antonyms:
   disfavor

   Synonyms:
   brotherhood

4. fraternitynoun

   A social organization of male students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.

   Synonyms:
   brotherhood

   Antonyms:
   disfavor

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1. fraternity

   We speak of an alliance of nations, a club of pleasure-seekers, a community of Shakers, a company of soldiers or of friends, a confederacy, confederation, federation, or union of separate states under one general government, a partnership or company of business men, a conjunction of planets. The whole body of Freemasons constitute a fraternity; one of their local organizations is called a lodge. A corporation or company is formed for purposes of business; an association or society (tho also incorporated) is for learning, literature, benevolence, religion, etc. Compare ASSOCIATE; ACQUAINTANCE; FRIENDSHIP.

   Antonyms:
   disintegration, independence, isolation, separation, solitude

   Synonyms:
   alliance, association, club, community, companionship, company, confederacy, confederation, conjunction, connection, corporation, familiarity, federation, fellowship, friendship, lodge, participation, partnership, society, union

   Preposition:
   An association of scholars for the advancement of knowledge; association with the good is ennobling.

Matched Categories

1. • Class

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. fraternity, fratnoun

   a social club for male undergraduates

   Synonyms:
   sodality, brotherhood, frat

2. brotherhood, fraternity, sodalitynoun

   people engaged in a particular occupation

   "the medical fraternity"

   Synonyms:
   brotherhood, trades union, trade union, frat, labor union, sodality, union

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1. fraternitynoun

   Synonyms:
   brotherhood, brotherliness

How to use fraternity in a sentence?

1. Kim Burch:

   We had no idea, unfortunately, until Nolan passed, that there had been so many problems, it's sad. It's really sad. If we had known this was going on, we would have never let him join this fraternity.

2. William Bruce James II:

   We were becoming something while I was there, something that I don't think these kids grasped. ... I don't think they know what it means to be a brother of any fraternity, let alone mine.

3. Daniel Li:

   In actuality, the national fraternity knew very well (that hazing went on).

4. Pope Francis:

   An unfettered pursuit of money rules. The service of the common good is left behind, once capital becomes an idol and guides people's decisions, once greed for money presides over the entire socioeconomic system, it ruins society, it condemns and enslaves men and women, it destroys human fraternity.

5. David Perry:

   People are just socialized to believe that this is an accepted behavior and the only way you can be part of a fraternity or sorority, it's wrong. It's bad data on their hard drives in their heads.

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