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

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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

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The Art Basel fairs are clubbed under the MCH Group’s Community Platforms division, which was almost solely responsible for the jump in revenue according to Artnet News.

— News Desk, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026
Vogue Italia describes soft clubbing as moving clubbing out of traditional nightlife venues and into places like bars, bakeries and gardens during morning and brunch hours.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026