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

Her goddaughter Miley Cyrus, of course, is chief among them, but also the women-of-country supergroup the Highwomen, whom Parton appeared with in 2019, and Sabrina Carpenter, who worked with Parton in 2024. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

Prior to that, Baker has been relatively quiet since her explosive breakout with her supergroup boygenius, alongside Dacus and Phoebe Bridgers. — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026

Grohl went on to found the Foo Fighters, while Novoselic formed the supergroup 3rd Secret with drummer Matt Cameron of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden and guitarist Kim Thayil of Soundgarden. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

O’Day rose to prominence as one of the winners of Making the Band, an MTV competition show that aimed to form a pop supergroup. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2026

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