COMMUNITIES Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

communities

noun

plural of community

as in towns

the people living in a particular area the whole community rallied to the aid of the family who had lost its home

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as in colonies

a group of people with a common interest living in one place a picturesque seacoast village that is known for its sizable community of artists

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as in networks

a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially a large community of retired people in the coastal town

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as in fraternities

the body of people in a profession or field of activity members of the medical community

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Recent Examples of communities Rescue teams and military helicopters searched Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border, where a deadly torrent of water and mud several stories high swept through communities a day earlier following a glacier collapse. — Shristi Kafle, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 Expand rural behavioral health crisis response, local treatment capacity, and patient and staff safety in communities facing service gaps, recent trauma, and provider shortages. — Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026 Valley communities in the Himalayan region are buried under dense mud a day after intense flash flooding. — Yasmin Vossoughian, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026 The route averages 10,000 trucks a day, making cleaner technologies crucial for cutting diesel pollution in West Coast port communities and urban neighborhoods. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 As a geriatrician, palliative care physician and researcher in dementia care and caregiving, my work focuses on improving dementia care across cultural backgrounds, including in Latino communities. — Hillary Lum, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 Romanian officials have warned that the danger to border communities is very real. — David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026 As some communities across the country are choosing to end their relationship with Flock Safety and its license plate readers over privacy and police misuse concerns, several Chicago suburbs are renewing their use of the controversial police tool. — Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 In a recent letter to the communities, CMS didn’t make any promises about a last-minute rescue and warned prices might be higher if there is an emergency allocation. — Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026

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Noun

At least 165 people have been killed, and hundreds more are missing after catastrophic floods swept through towns and valleys along the border between Nepal and China's Tibet region.

— Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
Natural Disasters Hundreds of people are dead, and at least 1,400 are missing, after a massive wall of water crashed through towns in Nepal and Tibet, an autonomous region of China.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of towns

Noun

Some guides damage coral colonies to make these tiny fish easier to show to visitors, but this image was captured by waiting patiently and allowing the animal to appear naturally.

— Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
In years past, only a handful of divers have been permitted by the park to descend to the site where the plane’s aluminum body lays upholstered with colonies of invasive mussels.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of colonies

Noun

Organizations aggregate enormous amounts of telemetry across endpoints, networks, identities, applications and cloud infrastructure.

— Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Polls are often sponsored by television networks or news organizations, but conducted by universities or polling companies over which the FCC has no control.

— Jeff Mason, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of networks

Noun

And more than 90 organizations, including unions, Black fraternities and sororities and voting rights groups, have signed on as official partners.

— Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Abbatiello allegedly expanded his cocaine sales beyond the fraternity house to other fraternities and students, according to the indictment.

— Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of fraternities

Noun

This marks a larger shift in how healthcare is administered globally, with many aging societies transitioning from hospital-centric care to more personalized and accessible options which are embedded in neighborhoods and communities.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Lucas said Lewis strengthened development and investments in Kansas City neighborhoods.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of neighborhoods

Noun

Demographic experts are cautiously optimistic about the new scheme, which appears to offer more sustained and holistic support for families.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
The gesture continues a pattern for Swift, who has a long history of quietly funding GoFundMe campaigns for fans and strangers facing medical emergencies, including past donations to families affected by natural disasters and accidents.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of families

Noun

As federal agents increasingly used chemical irritants on crowds, Michael Cavlan began spending less time patrolling and more time treating people who’d been hurt.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
As usual, the Alley Art Festival on Saturday drew crowds who browsed at dozens of tents featuring oil paintings, sculptures, sketches, jewelry, pottery and other artwork along Water Street Mall and Downer Place.

— Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of crowds

Noun

Looking at passing citizens reveals flavor text about their professions and backgrounds.

— Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026
Ranging in age from 24 to 49, the 21-player group includes a professional wrestler, voice actress, federal prosecutor, baseball executive and sociology professor, among many other professions.

— Terry Terrones, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026

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