Synonyms of gangs

gangs 1 of 2

noun

plural of gang

1

as in teams

a group of people working together on a task

a gang of neighborhood residents spent the weekend cleaning up the park

Synonyms & Similar Words

• teams
• armies
• crews
• platoons
• squads
• companies
• brigades
• battalions
• parties
• bands
• troops
• outfits
• troupes
• corps
• departments
• forces
• stables
• staffs
• administrations
• posses
• help
• hosts
• personnels

2

as in cliques

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cliques
• communities
• crowds
• networks
• circles
• clans
• packs
• bunches
• organizations
• clubs
• covens
• tribes
• coteries
• bodies
• communes
• folds
• rings
• guilds
• societies
• factions
• lots
• sets
• elites
• squads
• klatches
• galères
• fraternities
• colleges
• in-groups
• camps
• brotherhoods
• leagues
• sects
• coalitions
• sides
• sororities
• fellowships
• unions
• blocs
• federations
• charmed circles
• closed shops
• alliances
• councils
• sisterhoods
• confederations
• sodalities
• messes
• congresses
• orders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individualists
• loners

3

as in Mafias

a group involved in secret or criminal activities

politicians promising to stop the growth of inner-city gangs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• Mafias
• syndicates
• clans
• conspiracies
• networks
• crews
• mobs
• cliques
• rings
• cabals
• covens
• crowds
• circles
• bunches
• coteries
• lots
• packs
• juntas
• sets
• oligarchies
• galères

gangs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of gang

as in groups

Related Words

• groups
• clubs
• teams
• affiliates
• allies
• sides
• bonds
• bands
• leagues
• ties
• couples
• links
• companies
• colludes
• rallies
• mixes
• socializes
• cooperates
• interrelates
• confederates
• connects
• joins
• collaborates
• relates
• associates
• knots
• mingles
• gets on
• gets along
• sorts
• attaches
• conjoins
• friends
• consorts
• weds
• chums
• hooks up
• travels
• hangs (around or out)
• pals (around)
• fraternizes
• hobnobs
• consociates
• befriends
• messes around
• runs

Dissimilar Words

• avoids
• shuns
• snubs
• alienates
• estranges
• cold-shoulders
• splits
• splits (up)
• breaks up
• disperses
• disbands
• divorces
• severs
• dissociates
• disunites
• disjoins
• sunders

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gangs

Noun

The letter was shared as Haitian police and foreign forces continue to battle gangs, with Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé announcing on X late Friday that one gang leader was killed. — ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

More problematic is the long history of alleged involvement of deputy gangs in violence, intimidation and other potentially criminal behavior. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

The film will now be directed by Vincent Grashaw (Gangland) — whose films have covered gangs, crime and prison stories — from a screenplay by Alessandro Camon, whose work includes Oscar nominee The Messenger and The Listener starring Tessa Thompson. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026

From 2018 to 2023, Villanueva ignored subpoenas to appear before the Civilian Oversight Commission to discuss deputy gangs. — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 Nov. 2026

His life was also threatened by armed gangs in the lawless Darien Gap in Central America, jail in Panama and a polar bear in Siberia. — Ramy Inocencio, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Haitian police officers have complained that the foreign soldiers are reluctant to confront gangs or hold territory taken back from gangs. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

His government’s own hardline crackdown on gangs back home did restore peace to what was once the most violent country in the Western Hemisphere — though critics highlight his use of mass incarceration and accusations of widespread abuses. — CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

Apartments above the 10th floor were vacated due to the gangs in the building. — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026