Synonyms of subculture

subculture

noun

as in culture

a group that has beliefs and behaviors that are different from the main groups within a culture or society

a subculture of local painters

a subculture of poverty and crime

Synonyms & Similar Words

• culture
• society
• life
• legacy
• lifestyle
• civilization
• subsociety
• values
• customs
• tradition
• heritage
• manners
• mores
• folklore

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of subculture

What people don’t realize is that there are so many different iterations and subcultures within that culture. —Claire Carusillo, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024

Talking Like a Hockey Player (Ars Technica) by Jennifer Ouellette People immersed in a subculture may take on specific speech patterns. —The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 31 Dec. 2024

Some joked about the difficulty of attributing motivation to Mangione in an era of increasingly in-the-weeds online subcultures. —Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024

As in Leigh’s Naked, these pathologies don’t simply belong to a subculture; each exchange highlights the idiosyncrasy of communication that only art can reveal. —Armond White, National Review, 11 Dec. 2024