commonwealth, n. 1. empire, realm, state, nation, community.
2. commonalty, society, populace, citizenry, the body politic, the people, the general public.
3. republic, democracy, federation, federated states, representative government, constitutional government.
commotion, n. 1. turmoil, tumult, turbulence, storm, storm and stress, squall, tempest, hurly-burly; disorder, chaos, confusion, upheaval; disquiet, unrest, disturbance, distraction, excitement, furor, agitation, disruption, perturbation, SI. flap; bother, pother, trouble, fuss, fuss and feathers, Inf. to-do, Inf. foofa-raw, Inf. stew, Inf. tizzy, SI. lather, SI. hoo-ha; ado, bustle, stir, activity, motion, movement.
2. uproar, racket, noise, hubbub, fracas, rumpus, Inf. ruckus; melee, hullaballoo, brouhaha, affray, brawl, broil, embroilment, imbroglio.
3. violence, fury, frenzy, rage; cataclysm, convulsion, eruption, outburst, explosion, fulmination.
4. sedition, insurrection, rebellion, insurgence; riot, revolt, revolution, uprising, mutiny.
communal, adj. public, common, collective, shared, mutual, joint, cooperative; community, town, burgh-al, village, neighborhood; civic, civil, social, societal; proletarian, plebeian, bourgeois.
commune1, v. 1. converse, talk, communicate, discourse, dialogue, discuss, SI. rap; talk to, have a word with, speak with, confer with, parley; talk privately, have a tete-a-tete, confide in, tell secrets; chat, confabulate, coze, Inf. pass the time, SI. chin; chatter, palaver, SI. shoot the breeze or bull, SI. chew the fat or the rag, SI. yak, Inf. gab, SI. gas, gossip, buzz.
2. meditate, think on, contemplate, muse, reflect; think about, consider, revolve, ponder, ruminate, think over.
-n. 3. conversation, talk, discourse, exchange of ideas, dialogue, discussion, SI. rap session, SI. rap. See - communication (def. 2).
commune2, v. partake of the Eucharist, communicate, receive communion, Inf. receive, take communion, go to communion, celebrate the Lord's supper, partake of the Lord's supper.
commune3, n. 1. collective, collectivity, co-operative, co-op, (in Israel) kibbutz; communalism, collectivism, joint or collective ownership.
2. community, town, (in U.S. and Canada) township, village, U.S. borough, (in Scotland) burgh; district, section, quarter, neighborhood, block.
communicable, adj. 1. contagious, catching, trans-mittable, transmissible, transferable, inoculable, infectious, zymotic; spreadable, Obs. taking, spreading, carrying, Vet. Med. epizootic; epidemic, epidemical, pandemic, miasmal, miasmatic, miasmatical, miasmic, pestilential.
2. talkative, garrulous, loquacious, gabby, chatty. See - communicative (def. 1).
communicant, n. 1. churchgoer, churchman, layman, parishioner, celebrant; Christian, believer, Godfearing man, worshiper, devotee, zealot, votary, venerator.
2. informant, source, Inf. tipster, Inf. leak, SI. tout; reporter, communicator, publisher, announcer, annunciator, monitor, notifier; messenger, messenger boy, page, runner; spokesman, mouthpiece; press, media.