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 acts played the same local haunts and campus functions before merging into a supergroup that would alter the course of modern music history. —Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026

More than 40 years later, Clarke and Arthur have formed a supergroup called Doublepseak with musician-producer Benge. —David Chiu, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

Oreo is teaming up with K-pop supergroup BTS for a bit of marketing dynamite that capitalizes on consumers’ growing interest in global flavors. —Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026

The pop supergroup wasn’t in the supervisor chambers to receive the honor, but there were cheers from members of the BTS Army who were in attendance. —Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 19 May 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