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(Entry 1 of 2)
1
a group of people working together on a task
- a gang of neighborhood residents spent the weekend cleaning up the park
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2
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially
- the whole gang went out for pizza
- the school's computer hackers had their own little gang
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- club,
- college,
- fellowship,
- guild
- (also gild),
- league,
- organization,
- society
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3
a group involved in secret or criminal activities
- politicians promising to stop the growth of inner-city gangs
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gang
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of gang (Entry 2 of 2)
as in join, group
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- affiliate,
- ally,
- attach,
- band,
- bond,
- club,
- collaborate,
- collude,
- confederate,
- conjoin,
- connect,
- cooperate,
- couple,
- get along,
- get on,
- group,
- interrelate,
- join,
- knot,
- league,
- link,
- mingle,
- mix,
- rally,
- relate,
- side,
- socialize,
- team,
- tie,
- wed
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