CLAN Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

clan

noun

ˈklan

Definition of clan

as in clique

a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially that clan of football fans has parties every weekend on which the New England Patriots play

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as in family

a group of persons who come from the same ancestor the whole clan gets together only for holidays

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Recent Examples of clan Other members of the Chan clan are played by Vincent Cheng, Phoebe Miu, filmmaker Ng and Alannah Ong. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026 The government is attempting to improve shattered services and open up an economy closed by the corrupt Assad regime, which ran the economy with an iron fist and embezzled billions for the Assad clan and their allies. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2026 In a clip first shared with Entertainment Weekly, the Oscar-winning filmmaker recalls arranging an appearance on Judge Judy involving the whole Spielberg clan — a 90th birthday gift to his late mother, Leah Adler, a huge fan of Sheindlin’s. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026 The first occurred in 2008, when Bill Parcells and his clan took over the franchise after Cam Cameron’s 1-15 season. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clan

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clan

Noun

The level of fake, clique like high school drama is horrible.

— Stephen Korka, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
That is in part thanks to the opacity of AI technology but also because this clique is much smaller.

— Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of clique

Noun

Learning from those conversations and becoming part of a large community expands the scope of what is possible is Mahama’s practice.

— Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Rowling has been staunchly critical of transgender rights activists, funding legal efforts to protect women’s rights and penning X/Twitter posts that are considered to be attacks by the trans community.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of community

Noun

Native American tribes say the approximately 520-acre site in Virginia is sacred.

— Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026
The company agrees with skeptics like the NFL that justices must eventually opine on whether states and tribes should regulate its sports event contracts as sports bets, a Supreme Court litigator working with Kalshi told Semafor.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of tribe

Noun

Carnegie Hall seats well over 3,000 people, but this intense, no-frills performance film gives life to the old saying about feeling alone in a crowd.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
That left a thinner-than-expected crowd, mostly made up of local executives, to hear the kingdom seek deeper international cooperation to secure energy supplies and trade routes.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of crowd

Noun

The woman contacted her 72-year-old father, who came out of the house to remove Gonzalez.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
The following day, investigators recovered the two Renoirs from a house in Clermont-l’Hérault, where they had been concealed behind a false wall constructed from bricks and plasterboard.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of house

Noun

Major reports about its immigration actions and pay-for-play operations have gotten significant airtime on the network and praise from Weiss.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Skydance, a small production company founded by David Ellison in 2006, has turned into a media giant that unites not only two legacy Hollywood studios but also broadcasting, streaming, and news network assets.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 Oct. 2026