FELLOWSHIPS Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

fellowships 1 of 2

noun

plural of fellowship

as in organizations

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest a fellowship of physicians dedicated to administering medical aid without regard to politics

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as in fraternities

the body of people in a profession or field of activity members of a law firm who violated just about every ethical principle that the legal fellowship holds dear

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fellowships

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fellowship

as in receives

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Recent Examples of fellowships

Noun

Plans include growing its psychiatry residency, expanding adolescent psychiatry fellowships, and launching an addiction medicine fellowship to prepare future specialists. — Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026 The group also provides breast surgical fellowships across the country. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology requires that a general psychiatry subspecialty reach a certain number of fellowships and trainees in those fellowships to be formally approved, Osborne told me. — Meg Leduc, STAT, 23 Sep. 2026 For more information on Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's fellowships and residencies, see here. — Nakell Williams, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 Some of these journalists, many of whom are still incredibly young, get new degrees and fellowships. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026 There are plenty of people in the fellowships who want to be better human beings and to provide support for their fellow travelers, people who are committed to genuine transformation. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026 In the course of his career, Rock has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and National Endowment for the Arts, and was named a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award and the John Dos Passos Prize. — Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 His awards include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the Cullman Center. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fellowships

Noun

The result has been delayed or missed legal filings and fewer cases taken, according to the organizations.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Subsidizing these slots would allow smaller institutions, such as academia and nonprofit organizations, to avoid competing on the open market against large companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin that launch satellites regularly.

— Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of organizations

Noun

Officers with the West Virginia University Police Department served search warrants at the Lambda Chi Alpha and Pi Kappa Alpha fraternities, police said on Tuesday.

— Mike Darnay, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Earlier this month, the administration suspended activities for 21 fraternities amid reports of assault, hazing and drug- and alcohol-related behavior.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of fraternities

Verb

The property in the ad receives both the general homestead exemption and the exemption for veterans who are 100% disabled, according to the appraisal district website.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
What one clinician learns should inform the care a woman receives in different settings and from different clinicians.

— Sadiya S. Khan, Time, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of receives

Noun

The company’s facilities include kindergartens, schools and technical training institutes, with more on the way.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
Zhou Bowen, the director and chief scientist at Shanghai AI Lab, one of the country’s leading AI research institutes, has similarly argued that AI models need robotics to understand the physical world.

— Scott Singer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of institutes

Noun

The clientele here is notably upscale, in-the-know, and coming from all fields of business, with an emphasis on creative professions and the luxury fashion world.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
The relationships formed in caregiving professions are intimate and personal.

— Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of professions

Verb

And in a possible catch-22, Anthropic admits that rising global temperatures — a symptom of burning fossil fuels — will increase the company’s operating costs.

— Justine Calma, The Verge, 26 Oct. 2026
Ramirez, who once taught snowboarding at the resort and has held other jobs there, admits he feels emotionally attached to the property.

— Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of admits

Noun

Rubio has argued that before holding new elections, Venezuela must stabilize its economy and rebuild its institutions, including its courts and electoral council.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Observers say that Yotova’s victory would keep the presidency in the hands of the ruling majority, and such concentration of power could prevent institutions maintaining effective checks and balances on policy decisions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of institutions

Noun

Mahomes was frequently hurried, and with Rashee Rice once again out, there was little separation from the Kansas City receiving corps.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Star receiver Puka Nacua and Rams tight ends must keep carrying a Davante Adams-less receiving corps.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026