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

That’s the full-screen introduction to a new one-minute teaser trailer for K-pop supergroup BTS‘ upcoming BTS Movie Weeks cinema stunt. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2025

In 2015, Depp formed his own music supergroup Hollywood Vampires with rock legends Joe Perry and Alice Cooper. —Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025

When Delaney & Bonnie opened for Clapton’s supergroup Blind Faith, Whitlock and Clapton crossed paths for the first time. —Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 11 Aug. 2025

Gwi-Ma, the demon king, another faux-historical Korean invention, approves a plan to fight HUNTR/X with a demonic supergroup—the boy band Saja Boys, run by a musically talented but psychologically entrapped demon named Jinu. —Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 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