Synonyms of clans

clans

noun

plural of clan

1

as in communities

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• communities
• networks
• cliques
• crowds
• circles
• gangs
• packs
• bunches
• tribes
• organizations
• covens
• clubs
• folds
• guilds
• bodies
• communes
• coteries
• societies
• factions
• rings
• sets
• elites
• lots
• in-groups
• galères
• leagues
• klatches
• colleges
• squads
• sects
• fraternities
• camps
• brotherhoods
• coalitions
• fellowships
• sides
• sororities
• alliances
• blocs
• federations
• unions
• confederations
• closed shops
• charmed circles
• sisterhoods
• councils
• messes
• sodalities
• congresses
• orders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individualists
• loners

2

as in tribes

a group of persons who come from the same ancestor

the whole clan gets together only for holidays

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tribes
• families
• houses
• races
• lineages
• people
• folks
• households
• descendants
• kindreds
• dynasties
• kins
• blood
• kinsfolk
• stocks
• kinfolks
• lines
• relatives
• clansmen
• nuclear families
• offspring
• kinsmen
• progenies
• issues
• scions
• extended families
• broods
• seed
• blended families
• kiths
• kinswomen

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• origins
• births
• pedigrees
• extractions
• descents
• ancestries

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clans

Ali Mahmoud Ali, the group's Sudan analyst, said that the latest clashes risk bringing in more Nuba clans into the fight and could increase divisions across South Kordofan, where communities are facing an already dire humanitarian situation. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

All Palestinian clans and families in Gaza would also be a target for disarmament, which would have an impact on the future of Hamas and Palestinian armed struggle. — Mkhaimar Abusada, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026

Scores attach to a profile, clans compete by country, challenges travel between friends. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Various Maji clans such as the Omi Clan, or Maji of Water, and Ikú Clan, or Maji of Life and Death, practice different forms of magic, with Omi Tiders wielding waves and Ikù Reapers, like Zelie’s mother, summoning souls. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 28 July 2026

Her homeland, the kingdom of Orisha, is divided into clans with different magical abilities. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 28 July 2026

The 18-hole golf course is lined with tribal history, each hole named for clans, villages, allies, medicines and symbols, filled with vibrant greenery, waterways and trees, the course's website noted. — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 27 July 2026

The event consists of live music, competition events such as highland dancing and sheepdog trials, food vendors and educational classes on what Scottish clans are. — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026

Publishers Coolabi Group and Chinese online giant Tencent Video have greenlit the series, adapted from Erin Hunter’s novels about battling clans of feral cats, which have sold more than 90 million copies worldwide. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026