societal

American  

[suh-sahy-i-tl] / səˈsaɪ ɪ tl /

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.

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societal British  

/ səˈsaɪətəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to society, esp human society or social relations

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Other Word Forms

• antisocietal adjective
• antisocietally adverb
• intersocietal adjective
• nonsocietal adjective
• societally adverb

Etymology

Origin of societal

First recorded in 1895–1900; societ(y) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Its managers “look for long-term structural shifts, societal changes, cultural winds of change as our backdrop to surface ideas,” according to U.S. equity fund manager Dave Bujnowski.

From Barron's

We talk about societal “infrastructure” when bridges fail, but not when families do.

From MarketWatch

The company said its research shows that consumers crave interactions with real people, and they have deep concerns about the growing use of AI and its potential societal changes.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet the wobble underneath each “Knives Out” entry is that each is a 21st-century societal critique.

From Los Angeles Times

"It has potential for extraordinary benefits - we will have to work through societal disruptions."

From BBC