Synonyms and antonyms of Community and the feeling of belonging to a community in British Thesaurus

absorb (verb)

to make a small group, organization etc become part of a larger one

absorb (verb)

to allow ideas, methods etc to become part of your own way of thinking or culture

absorption (noun)

the process by which a group, organization, or culture becomes part of a larger one

accept (verb)

to allow someone to become part of a community or family, and make them feel welcome

acceptance (noun)

the fact of allowing someone to become part of a group or community and making them feel welcome

acculturate (verb)

formal to change your ideas and behaviour so that you start to become part of another culture, or to help someone to do this

acculturation (noun)

the process by which someone becomes part of a particular culture, especially one that is different from the one they were born into

anglicize (verb)

to make someone or something more English

assimilate (verb)

to help someone feel that they are part of a community or culture rather than feeling foreign

assimilate (verb)

to begin to consider yourself part of a community or culture rather than being foreign

assimilation (noun)

the process of becoming part of a community or culture

communal (adjective)

owned or used by everyone in a group, especially a group of people who live in the same building

communal (adjective)

relating to a particular community

community (noun)

relating to a community or to the people in it

community (noun)

the feeling that you belong to a group and that this is a good thing

ethnic (adjective)

used for referring to people from a particular ethnic group, when they live in a country where most people are from a different ethnic group

ethnicity (noun)

the fact that someone belongs to a particular ethnic group

flag-waving (noun)

behaviour that shows strong feelings of love and loyalty for your country

fly/wave/show the flag ()

to show that you support your country or organization

foreigner (noun)

someone who comes from another country

gaijin (noun)

a word used in Japan to mean a foreigner

identification (noun)

a feeling that you are closely connected to a group or person

integrate (verb)

to make someone become a full member of a group or society and be involved completely in its activities

integrate (verb)

to become a full member of a society or group and be involved completely in its activities

integration (noun)

the process of becoming a full member of a group or society, and becoming involved completely in its activities

jingoism (noun)

the belief that other countries are not as good as your own, and that your government should never trust them

minority (adjective)

belonging to or relating to a minority that is different in race, religion, or culture from most of the population

nationalistic (adjective)

extremely proud of your own nation and believing that it is better than other nations

outcast (noun)

someone who other people will not accept as a member of society or of a particular group or community

outsider (noun)

someone who does not belong to a particular group or organization

parish pump (adjective)

Britishold-fashioned involving local people only, or interesting only for people in a particular area

patriot (noun)

someone who has strong feelings of love, respect, and duty towards their country

patriotic (adjective)

feeling a lot of love, respect, and duty towards your country

patriotism (noun)

strong feelings of love, respect, and duty towards your country

socialization (noun)

the process in which people, especially children, learn to behave in a way that is accepted by society

unpatriotic (adjective)

not proud of your country, or involved in something that harms your country