The leaders of seven industrial democracies will meet in Okinawa in 2000.
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Democracies
Synonyms for "democracies" (9 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
democratic statesfree nations
Strong matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
mature democraciespeople's governmentpopular government
Related words (4)
Noun(4 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: democratic states, free nations, mature democracies, people's government, popular government.
- Sentence evidence is available for democracies, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "democracies".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "democracies"
Keep "democracies" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "democracies" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "democracies", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "democracies" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
7 entriescountriesform of governmentforms of governmentnation-statespolitical systempolitical systemssovereign states
More specific
10 entriesconstitutional democracydirect democraciesdirect democracyliberal democraciesliberal democracyparliamentary democraciesparliamentary democracyparticipatory democracypresidential democraciespresidential democracy
Collocations
6 entriesdemocracy indexdemocracy promotiondirect democracyliberal democracyparliamentary democracypresidential democracy
Derivations
3 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
President Barack Obama praised Poland as an example for aspiring democracies in the Middle East and elsewhere.
Source: tatoeba (913545)
Our great democracies still tend to think that a stupid man is more likely to be honest than a clever man, and our politicians take advantage of this prejudice by pretending to be even more stupid than nature made them.
Source: tatoeba (4910475)
In parliamentary democracies, each party's elected members will hold regular caucus meetings to decide their party's position on upcoming legislative measures.
Source: tatoeba (5446158)
Showing 4 of 10 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "democracies"?
Closest matches include democratic states, free nations, mature democracies, people's government, popular government.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "democracies"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.