Synonyms of factions

factions

noun

plural of faction

as in parties

a group of people acting together within a larger group

several factions within the environmental movement have joined forces to save this wilderness area

Synonyms & Similar Words

• parties
• sides
• sects
• wings
• coalitions
• teams
• blocs
• bodies
• movements
• denominations
• sets
• blocks
• gangs
• splinters
• crews
• splits
• persuasions
• caucuses
• schisms
• packs
• scissions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of factions

Whoever wins will need to bring splintered factions back into the fold to beat Republican Mike Rogers, a former congressman. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Whatever consensus the pair share, however, is split by the different factions supporting them. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

For additional context, the war against the Locust kicks off only a few weeks after the 79-year conflict between human factions known as the Pendulum Wars, which explains why the COG wasn't in the best of conditions when the monsters attacked. — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2026

City Hall is perpetually divided into two frustrating factions of three members each. — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026

These decorations also adorn the top shelves in the store, out of visitors' reach, while tee shirts, scarves and jerseys branded with the different Hogwarts factions fill the hangers below. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

But he is visited by Kanbei (Masaki Suda), an envoy from a different clan, who tells him that more and more factions are siding with Oda, spelling certain doom for Murashige. — Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

More to Explore Upon Washington’s death in 1799, the factions agreed that he should be buried in his eponymous capital city, despite his instructions that he be buried at Mount Vernon. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 27 July 2026

According to the think tank InSight Crime, the alliance between these factions was one of the main reasons the Sinaloa cartel consolidated itself as one of the most powerful in the region. — Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 20 July 2026