GANG UP Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

gang up

verb

Definition of gang up

as in to team (up)

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Recent Examples of gang up If needed, multiple AI bots can work as a team to gang up on a person. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Feb. 2026 The men gang up on her and Benedict comes to the rescue, decking one of them in the face. — Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2026 But Georgi was more upset that his wife and sister continue to gang up on him. — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025 Within a few moments, the teen wounded with his own knife reached out to friends to gang up on the person who stabbed him. — Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gang up

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Everyone is having a good hang together.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 June 2026
But unlike in other disputes, the players did not hang together, expressing significant division with union leadership.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026

Definition of hang together

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Francisco Alvarez, meanwhile, clubbed a 401-foot solo home run — his 12th homer of the year — in the eighth inning against reliever Evan Phillips.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
It’s been a long while since Washington Avenue was a glamorous hotbed of South Beach dining, clubbing and live music.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026