supergroup

noun

su·​per·​group ˈsü-pər-ˌgrüp 

plural supergroups

1

a

: a group made up of very talented, renowned, or expert members

… a blog run by an international supergroup of academic linguists …

—Deb Amlen

especially : a musical group made up of established, prominent musicians

Phoebe Bridgers' latest effort is a supergroup called Boygenius with two other singer-songwriters, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus …

—Joe Hagan

[Jeff] Lynne was also a member of the supergroup Traveling Wilburys alongside George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison.

—Rachel DeSantis

Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young played their second gig at Woodstock, in front of nearly 500,000 people, announcing the arrival of one of rock's first—and greatest—supergroups.

—Charisma Madarang

b

: an extremely successful musical group

The oldest member of the K-pop supergroup BTS has completed five weeks of basic training as part of his mandatory military service in South Korea.

—Gawon Bae and Heather Chen

2

: a large group

This observation of a supergroup of ~1000 foraging fin whales is among the largest aggregations of baleen whales ever recorded.

—Conor Ryan et al.

also : a large group or entity made up of two or more groups or entities

Catching many Southern California hospitals by surprise, two large medical groups are merging, creating what one observer called a "medical supergroup."

—Steve Taravella

Examples of supergroup in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The supergroup convened beneath the bubble at the McCarren Park tennis courts, in Brooklyn, where Malkmus, fifty-nine, was finishing up an hour-long hitting session with Hutchins and a few old friends. —Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 2 June 2025

Donald Trump‘s recent unhinged tirades against Bruce Springsteen have inadvertently started to shape the coolest supergroup imaginable. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025

That awful 16th hole was only the seventh hole the supergroup played Thursday, since the trio started on the 10th tee. —Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 May 2025

While still a member of the Hoodoo Gurus, Baker would also co-found the Beasts of Bourbon, a rock supergroup of sorts fronted by former vocalist of the Dum-Dums, Tex Perkins. —Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 6 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for supergroup

• intergroup
• intragroup
• multigroup
• semigroup
• serogroup
• coop
• coupe
• croup
• droop
• drupe
• dupe
• group