BROTHERHOOD: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BROTHERHOOD?

Need another word that means the same as “brotherhood”? Find 39 synonyms and 30 related words for “brotherhood” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Brotherhood” are: labor union, trade union, trades union, union, fraternity, sodality, comradeship, fellowship, kinship, group, set, crowd, lot, circle, coterie, clan, faction, pack, band, ring, society, troop, company, team, association, alliance, institution, league, guild, coalition, affiliation, consortium, order, body, community, club, syndicate, lodge, clique

Brotherhood as a Noun

Definitions of "Brotherhood" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “brotherhood” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The feeling that men should treat one another like brothers.
• A trade union.
• An organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer.
• The relationship between brothers.
• The feeling of kinship with and closeness to a group of people or all people.
• An association or community of people linked by a common interest, religion, or trade.
• People engaged in a particular occupation.
• The kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings.

Synonyms of "Brotherhood" as a noun (39 Words)

affiliation	A social or business relationship. A valuable financial affiliation.
alliance	The act of forming an alliance or confederation. A defensive alliance between Australia and New Zealand.
association	The state of occurring with something else; co-occurrence. Conditioning is a form of learning by association.
band	A cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure. Must I fall and die in bands.
body	A woman s close fitting stretch garment for the upper body fastening at the crotch. Restructuring formulations help to add body.
circle	Something in the shape of a circle. The lamp spread a circle of light.
clan	A group of people with a strong common interest. New York s garrulous clan of artists.
clique	A small close-knit group of people who do not readily allow others to join them. His flat became a haven for a clique of young men of similar tastes.
club	The premises used by a particular club. We had dinner at his club.
coalition	An organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty. They had a taste of government in coalition with the Social Democrats.
community	A similarity or identity. They hoped to join the NATO community.
company	A band of people associated temporarily in some activity. The room was a mess because he hadn t expected company.
comradeship	The quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability. His greatest joy came from comradeship with others in the team.
consortium	The right of association and companionship with one’s husband or wife. The amount awarded for loss of consortium must be included.
coterie	An exclusive circle of people with a common purpose. A coterie of friends and advisers.
crowd	The mass or multitude of ordinary people. Free thinkers who don t follow the crowd.
faction	A small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics. The left wing faction of the party.
fellowship	The state of being with someone. A fellowship in mathematics.
fraternity	A group of people sharing a common profession or interests. Members of the hunting fraternity.
group	A combination of atoms having a recognizable identity in a number of compounds. I ve always been a fan of the guitarists in the group.
guild	An association of people for mutual aid or the pursuit of a common goal.
institution	A well-established and familiar person or custom. The institution of slavery.
kinship	(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption. Anthropology s kinship with the humanities.
labor union	An organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action particularly via labor unions or the leaders of this movement.
league	The contest for the championship of a league. Austin s in a league of his own.
lodge	Any of various Native American dwellings. A hunting lodge.
lot	The choice resulting from deciding something by lot. A vacant lot.
order	An institution founded by a monarch along the lines of a medieval crusading monastic order for the purpose of honouring meritorious conduct. I gave the waiter my order.
pack	A quantity of fish fruit or other foods packed or canned in a particular season. A pack of wolves will encircle an ailing prey.
ring	The sound of a bell ringing. A diamond ring.
set	Being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way. They played two sets of tennis after dinner.
society	A specified section of society. He enjoyed the society of his friends.
sodality	A confraternity or association, especially a Roman Catholic religious guild or brotherhood.
syndicate	A news agency that sells features or articles or photographs etc. to newspapers for simultaneous publication. Large scale buyouts involving a syndicate of financial institutions.
team	Two or more animals, especially horses, in harness together to pull a vehicle. The village cricket team.
trade union	The commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services.
trades union	An equal exchange.
troop	A group of people or animals of a particular kind. A troop of children.
union	A device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties typically in the upper inner corner. Let C be the union of the sets A and B.

Usage Examples of "Brotherhood" as a noun

• A religious brotherhood.
• The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.
• A gesture of solidarity and brotherhood.
• The bonds of brotherhood.

Associations of "Brotherhood" (30 Words)

adult	Behave in a way characteristic of a responsible adult especially by accomplishing mundane but necessary tasks. Children should be accompanied by an adult.
agape	Selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature. With mouth agape.
anthropological	Relating to the study of humankind. An anthropological expedition to Borneo.
benefaction	A contribution of money or assistance. An exceptional benefaction.
benefic	Exerting a favorable or beneficent influence. A benefic force.
beneficence	The quality of being kind or helpful or generous.
benevolence	Disposition to do good.
camaraderie	The quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability. The enforced camaraderie of office life.
christ	Any expected deliverer.
christianity	The collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia.
compassion	Sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others. The victims should be treated with compassion.
empathy	Understanding and entering into another’s feelings.
ethnicity	An ethnic quality or affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties. Ethnicity has a strong influence on community status relations.
favor	Consider as the favorite. The local team was favored.
fraternal	Like or characteristic of or befitting a brother. Close fraternal ties.
fraternity	A religious or Masonic society or guild. The medical fraternity.
goodwill	A disposition to kindness and compassion. The scheme is dependent on goodwill between the two sides.
humanitarianism	The doctrine that people’s duty is to promote human welfare. A contribution made in the spirit of humanitarianism.
humanity	The state of being human. Appalling crimes against humanity.
kindness	The quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. He thanked them for their kindness and support.
love	A person or thing that one loves. His love for football.
manhood	The state or period of being a man rather than a child. The unity of Godhead and manhood in Christ.
maturity	An insurance policy security etc having a fixed maturity date. Interest is not paid until maturity.
mercy	The feeling that motivates compassion. Distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy.
oneness	The fact or state of being one in number. The oneness of all suffering people.
solidarity	An independent trade union movement in Poland which developed into a mass campaign for political change and inspired popular opposition to Communist regimes across eastern Europe. Formed in 1980 under the leadership of Lech Wałęsa, it was banned in 1981 following the imposition of martial law. Legalized again in 1989, it won a majority in the elections of that year. Factory workers voiced solidarity with the striking students.
sympathy	Agreement with or approval of an opinion or aim; a favourable attitude. Repairs had to be in sympathy with the original structure.
underdog	A competitor thought to have little chance of winning a fight or contest. What is it like to be an underdog in America.
universal	A thing having universal effect currency or application. Universal adult suffrage.
world	Secular or material matters as opposed to spiritual ones. He felt his whole world had collapsed.