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

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1. fraternitynoun

   Synonyms:
   brotherhood

   Antonyms:
   disfavor

2. fraternitynoun

   The quality of being brothers; brotherhood

   Synonyms:
   brotherhood

   Antonyms:
   disfavor

3. fraternitynoun

   A group of people associated for a common purpose.

   Synonyms:
   brotherhood

   Antonyms:
   disfavor

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.

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

   Antonyms:
   disintegration, independence, isolation, separation, solitude

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

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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:
   association, society, company, circle, brotherhood, sociality, league, clan, united body

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1. fraternitynoun

   Synonyms:
   brotherhood, brotherliness

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1. List of paraphrases for "fraternity":

   brotherhood, fraternité, brotherliness, frat, sorority, pfi, bmwe, fellowship, sisterhood, coven

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How to use fraternity in a sentence?

1. Daniel Li:

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

2. Kim Burch:

   It's sad. It's really sad, if we had known this was going on, we would have never let him join this fraternity. I never in my life thought I was sending a 17-year-old kid off to end up two months later gone. It's repulsive. He would have been better off joining the Marines and going to war.

3. Henry Crochiere:

   A group of protesters were in the front yard requesting that the private date function be shut down due to the insensitive ‘ cops and robbers ’ theme of the party, after trying to have a dialogue between the fraternity members and the protesters, it was determined that it would be best to call the police to help facilitate conversation and make sure there was order.

4. 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.

5. Millennium Comedy:

   The virus can travel all the way from China to India via air and lingers in the air on the street,but it is unable to enter through air into the house and gives profits to media and medical fraternity. Now LoL