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.

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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. Timothy Piazza:

   This was an alcohol-free, hazing-free fraternity with an adult athletic trainer living in the house, but there were years of parties documented on the tapes( from security cameras in the fraternity house). Nobody paid attention to anything. I blame all of them.

2. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar:

   Indians today are governed by two different ideologies. Their political ideal set in the preamble of the Constitution affirms a life of liberty, equality and fraternity. Their social ideal embodied in their religion denies them.

3. Herman Melville:

   I feel that the Godhead is broken up like the bread at the Supper, and that we are the pieces. Hence this infinite fraternity of feeling.

4. Joe Biden:

   It's an uncommon fraternity.

5. Suzel Prio:

   It's the minimum amount of empathy we can have for one another, it's about human solidarity... fraternity.