Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving a synchronization signal in a communication system. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of transmitting a first synchronization signal, performed by a base station in the communication system, may comprise generating a base sequence; generating a modified sequence by inverting polarity of the base sequence; mapping the base sequence and the modified sequence to a first frequency region having a frequency higher than a center subcarrier and a second frequency region having a frequency lower the center subcarrier, so that the base sequence and the modified sequence are symmetric centering the center subcarrier located at a center frequency of a frequency domain of the synchronization signal; and transmitting the synchronization signal comprising the base sequence and the modified sequence to a terminal. Therefore, performance of the communication system can be improved.