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

Need another word that means the same as “tribe”? Find 27 synonyms and 30 related words for “tribe” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Tribe” are: clan, kin, kin group, kindred, kinship group, federation of tribes, folk, ethnic group, people, race, nation, group, crowd, gang, company, body, band, host, bevy, party, pack, army, herd, flock, drove, horde, mob

Tribe as a Noun

Definitions of "Tribe" as a noun

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

• A social division of (usually preliterate) people.
• (in ancient Rome) each of several political divisions, originally three, later thirty, ultimately thirty-five.
• A federation (as of American Indians.
• A large number of people.
• A distinctive or close-knit group.
• A social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect, typically having a recognized leader.
• Group of people related by blood or marriage.
• A taxonomic category that ranks above genus and below family or subfamily, usually ending in -ini (in zoology) or -eae (in botany).
• (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily.
• A taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily.

Synonyms of "Tribe" as a noun (27 Words)

army	The army of the United States of America the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare. An army of photographers.
band	A stripe or stripes of contrasting color. Look for a leg band on the osprey.
bevy	A group of roe deer, quails, or larks. He was surrounded by a bevy of beauties in bathing attire.
body	A resonating chamber in a musical instrument as the body of a violin. They found the body in the lake.
clan	A group of people with a strong common interest. Civil strife has followed as rival clans jockey for power.
company	An institution created to conduct business. I really enjoy his company.
crowd	An audience, especially one at a sporting event. He d become just another face in the crowd.
drove	A mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine.
ethnic group	A person who is a member of an ethnic group.
federation of tribes	An organization formed by merging several groups or parties.
flock	(often followed by `of’) a large number or amount or extent. A flock of gulls.
folk	Folk music. They re just country folk.
gang	An organized group of people doing manual work. A street gang.
group	Two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule. I ve always been a fan of the guitarists in the group.
herd	A group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans. He is not of the common herd.
horde	A large group of people. A horde of beery rugby fans.
host	A person who acts as host at formal occasions makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers. Innsbruck once played host to the Winter Olympics.
kin	Animals or plants that are related to a particular species or kind. He s kin.
kin group	Group of people related by blood or marriage.
kindred	Group of people related by blood or marriage. Ties of kindred.
kinship group	Relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption.
mob	An Aboriginal extended family or community. He stood out from the rest of the mob with his silver hair and stacked shoes.
nation	The people who live in a nation or country. The Shawnee nation.
pack	A convenient package or parcel as of cigarettes or film. We picked up our packs and trudged off.
party	A person or people forming one side in an agreement or dispute. Draft the party s election manifesto.
people	The common people generally. The native peoples of Canada.
race	A series of races for horses or dogs held at a fixed time on a set course. The race is to the swift.

Usage Examples of "Tribe" as a noun

• Indigenous Indian tribes.
• Tribes of children playing under the watchful eyes of nurses.
• She made a stand against the social codes of her English middle-class tribe.
• Brands are adopted by a tribe of users.
• An outburst against the whole tribe of theoreticians.

Associations of "Tribe" (30 Words)

aboriginal	An aboriginal inhabitant of a place. Aboriginal forests.
aborigine	An aboriginal inhabitant of Australia.
ancestral	Inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent. Ancestral home.
booth	A polling station. He installed a soundproof booth for private phone calls.
clan	A large family. Civil strife has followed as rival clans jockey for power.
comrade	(among men) a colleague or a fellow member of an organization. Hewett turned and rushed to help his comrade.
consanguineous	Related by blood. Consanguineous marriages may give rise to recessive syndromes.
cubicle	Small area set off by walls for special use. Each cubicle is equipped with a PC and printer and there are two fax machines in the east alcove.
dutch	The West Germanic language of the Netherlands.
endogamy	The fusion of reproductive cells from related individuals; inbreeding; self-pollination.
family	A taxonomic group containing one or more genera. I could not turn him away for he was family.
folk	Folk music. Meanwhile folks why not relax and enjoy the atmosphere.
folks	People in general (often used in the plural. Folks around here drink moonshine.
forefather	Person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group. The forefathers of modern British socialism.
indian	Any of the languages spoken by Amerindians.
kin	Animals or plants that are related to a particular species or kind. He s kin.
kindred	Group of people related by blood or marriage. Kindred clans.
kinsfolk	People descended from a common ancestor.
kiosk	Small area set off by walls for special use.
lineage	The kinship relation between an individual and the individual’s progenitors. The myeloid lineage.
lombard	A member of a Germanic people who invaded northern Italy in the 6th century.
native	Used in names of animals or plants resembling others familiar elsewhere e g native bee. One s native language.
pioneer	Open up a road or terrain as a pioneer. A famous pioneer of birth control.
primogenitor	An ancestor in the direct line.
progenitor	An ancestor in the direct line. His children were the progenitors of many of Scotland s noble families.
pueblo	A member of any of about two dozen Native American peoples called Pueblos by the Spanish because they live in pueblos villages built of adobe and rock. The Pueblo people.
relative	A relative pronoun determiner or adverb. A relative stranger.
settler	A clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings. The early European settlers in America were often fleeing from religious persecution.
sister	A fellow woman seen in relation to feminist issues. I had nine brothers and sisters.
stall	Cause an airplane to go into a stall. His career had stalled hers taken off.