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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gang up

Verb

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

Verb

The discreet après-ski lounge, complete with outdoor fire pits, plunge pool, and locker room, is open exclusively to club members and hotel guests.

— Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
The MacIvors were strangled with ties, and Michael was also clubbed on the head, according to the Herald’s archives.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of club

Verb

While big fashion brands routinely collaborate with blue-chip artists, Kriemler has a knack for rooting out under-the-radar or on-the-cusp talents, always trusting his instincts.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
The property collaborated with Nobu and the food is clean and delicious—unsurprisingly, lots of raw fish and produce like spicy microgreens and August-sweet tomatoes grown at Sensei’s hydroponic farm down the road.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026