faction

The word “faction” has 2 syllables: fac-tion

It's pronounced as /ˈfækʃən/


What is synonym and antonym for faction?

In the thesaurus, “faction” has 75 synonyms and 12 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for faction along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for faction

  • band
  • bloc
  • block
  • body
  • bunch
  • cabal
  • camp
  • caucus
  • cell
  • circle
  • clan
  • clique
  • club
  • coalition
  • combination
  • combine
  • combo
  • concern
  • conclave
  • confederacy
  • conspiracy
  • contingent
  • coterie
  • crew
  • crowd
  • denomination
  • design
  • disagreement
  • discord
  • disharmony
  • dissension
  • disunity
  • division
  • divisiveness
  • entente
  • friction
  • gang
  • guild
  • infighting
  • insiders
  • intrigue
  • junta
  • knot
  • lobby
  • machine
  • minority
  • mob
  • movement
  • network
  • offshoot
  • outfit
  • pack
  • partnership
  • party
  • persuasion
  • pressure group
  • quarrelsomeness
  • rebellion
  • ring
  • schism
  • scission
  • sect
  • section
  • sector
  • sedition
  • set
  • side
  • splinter
  • splinter group
  • split
  • team
  • tumult
  • turbulence
  • unit
  • wing

Antonyms for faction

Meanings of faction

  • noun
    1. A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.
    2. Strife; discord.
    3. A form of literature, film etc., that treats real people or events as if they were fiction; a mix of fact and fiction.

Example Sentences

  • The political landscape was divided, with each faction pushing its agenda.
  • In the realm of fantasy novels, a powerful faction sought control over the magical realm.
  • The boardroom was tense as members of each faction debated the company's future.
  • Within the online gaming community, a rival faction emerged to challenge the dominant players.
  • Within the community, a faction emerged, advocating for change.

On this page you'll find 87 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to faction, such as: accord, agreement, band, bloc, block, body, bunch.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

abetment

  • advancement
  • advice
  • aid
  • assist
  • assistance
  • assuagement
  • attendance
  • attention
  • backing
  • benefaction
  • beneficence
  • boost
  • care
  • charity
  • counsel
  • encouragement
  • endorsement
  • facilitation
  • favor
  • forwarding
  • furtherance
  • furthering
  • guidance
  • hand
  • hand-holding
  • help
  • helping hand
  • kindness
  • leg up
  • lift
  • mentoring
  • nurturance
  • palliation
  • patronage
  • philanthropy
  • promotion
  • relief
  • service
  • sponsorship
  • succor
  • support

abetments

  • advancements
  • advice
  • aids
  • assistances
  • assists
  • assuagements
  • attendances
  • attentions
  • backings
  • benefactions
  • beneficences
  • boosts
  • care
  • charities
  • counsel
  • encouragements
  • facilitations
  • favors
  • furtherances
  • guidance
  • hand-holdings
  • hands
  • help
  • helping hands
  • legs up
  • lifts
  • nurturances
  • palliations
  • patronages
  • philanthropies
  • promotions
  • reliefs
  • services
  • sponsorships
  • succors
  • supports

abruptness

  • amazement
  • astonishment
  • astoundment
  • attack
  • awe
  • bank
  • bend
  • bevel
  • bewilderment
  • bias
  • bluntness
  • bombshell
  • brevity
  • briefness
  • brusqueness
  • cant
  • compactness
  • conciseness
  • concision
  • consternation
  • crispness
  • curiosity
  • curtness
  • curveball
  • declination
  • declivity
  • deflection
  • descent
  • deviation
  • diagonal
  • disappointment
  • disillusion
  • downgrade
  • epiphany
  • eureka
  • eye-opener
  • fortune
  • godsend
  • gradient
  • hill
  • inclination
  • incline
  • incredulity
  • jolt
  • kick
  • lean
  • leaning
  • marvel
  • miracle
  • miscalculation
  • obliqueness
  • obliquity
  • phenomenon
  • pitch
  • pithiness
  • portent
  • precipitance
  • precipitation
  • precipitousness
  • prodigy
  • ramp
  • rarity
  • revelation
  • rise
  • rising ground
  • sententiousness
  • shelf
  • shock
  • shortness
  • skew
  • start
  • steepness
  • stupefaction
  • succinctness
  • suddenness
  • swag
  • sway
  • terseness
  • thunderbolt
  • tip
  • unexpected
  • unforeseen
  • whammy
  • wonder
  • wonderment

acceptation

  • OK
  • accession
  • address
  • agreement
  • approbation
  • approval
  • archaism
  • assent
  • backing
  • benediction
  • blessing
  • cachet
  • colloquialism
  • concurrence
  • connotation
  • consent
  • countenance
  • delivery
  • denotation
  • elocution
  • endorsement
  • expression
  • fashion
  • favor
  • finalization
  • formalization
  • goodwill
  • homologation
  • idiom
  • imprimatur
  • indorsement
  • intent
  • liking
  • locution
  • manner
  • meaning
  • message
  • mode
  • nod
  • okay
  • phraseology
  • purport
  • ratification
  • regionalism
  • rubber stamp
  • sanction
  • satisfaction
  • sense
  • significance
  • style
  • support
  • thumbs-up
  • tone
  • value
  • vein
  • vote
  • word meaning

acceptations

  • OKs
  • accessions
  • addresses
  • agreements
  • approbations
  • approvals
  • archaisms
  • assents
  • backings
  • benedictions
  • blessings
  • cachets
  • colloquialisms
  • concurrences
  • connotations
  • consents
  • countenances
  • deliveries
  • denotations
  • elocution
  • endorsements
  • expressions
  • fashions
  • favors
  • finalizations
  • formalizations
  • goodwills
  • homologations
  • idioms
  • imprimaturs
  • indorsements
  • likings
  • locutions
  • manners
  • modes
  • nods
  • okays
  • phraseologies
  • ratifications
  • regionalisms
  • rubber stamps
  • sanctions
  • satisfactions
  • styles
  • supports
  • thumbs-ups
  • tones
  • veins
  • votes

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