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 Australian-Korean singer-songwriter — a member of supergroup Blackpink — is set to making K-pop history at Sunday’s 2026 Grammy Awards, becoming the first soloist to perform at the awards ceremony. —Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026

Following a three-year studio hiatus and the arrest of their now-former drummer Joe Seiders on child pornography charges, Canadian indie rock supergroup the New Pornographers are returning March 27 with their new LP The Former Site Of. —Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2026

On this heartfelt love song, he is joined by the prolific musician Jay de la Cueva, his friend and bandmate in the supergroup The Guapos, whose vocals add depth and emotion to this intense and passionate tune. —Natalia Cano, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2026

For months, blues supergroup Blood Brothers had been casually discussing the idea of Bill Murray sitting in with the band at the 2024 Big Blues Bender in Las Vegas. —Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 16 Jan. 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