gang

The word “gang” has 1 syllable: gang.

It's pronounced as /ɡæŋ/.


What is synonym and antonym for gang?

In the thesaurus, “gang” has 48 synonyms and 7 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for gang along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for gang

  • affiliate
  • ally
  • army
  • band
  • bond
  • bunch
  • circle
  • clan
  • clique
  • club
  • collaborate
  • collude
  • community
  • company
  • confederate
  • connect
  • conspiracy
  • cooperate
  • couple
  • coven
  • crew
  • crowd
  • get along
  • get on
  • group
  • join
  • knot
  • league
  • link
  • mafia
  • mix
  • mob
  • network
  • organization
  • pack
  • party
  • platoon
  • rally
  • relate
  • ring
  • side
  • socialize
  • squad
  • syndicate
  • team
  • tie
  • tribe
  • troop

Antonyms for gang

  • alienate
  • avoid
  • individual
  • individualist
  • loner
  • shun
  • snub

Meanings of gang

  • verb
    1. To go; walk; proceed.
    2. To attach similar items together to form a larger unit.
    3. (obsolete outside Northumbria) To go.
    4. To participate in a gangbang.
    5. To beat one or a smaller amount of people as a gang.
    6. To belong to a gang; to commit criminal acts as part of a gang.
  • noun
    1. A number going in company; a number of friends or persons associated for a particular purpose.
    2. A group of laborers under one foreman; a squad.
    3. A criminal group with a common cultural background and identifying features, often associated with a particular section of a city.
    4. A group of criminals or alleged criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit.
    5. A group of politicians united in furtherance of a political goal.
    6. A chain gang.
    7. A combination of similar tools or implements arranged so as, by acting together, to save time or labor; a set.
    8. A set; all required for an outfit.
    9. (electrics) A number of switches or other electrical devices wired into one unit and covered by one faceplate.
    10. (electrics) A group of wires attached as a bundle.
    11. A going, journey; a course, path, track.
    12. An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
    13. The earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore.

Example Sentences

  • Gang violence has been a persistent issue in urban neighborhoods.
  • The police apprehended a notorious gang involved in drug trafficking.
  • She joined a motorcycle gang and traveled across the country.
  • The children formed a playful gang to explore the abandoned house.
  • The detective infiltrated the criminal gang to gather evidence for the case.

On this page you'll find 55 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to gang, such as: affiliate, alienate, ally, army, avoid, band, bond.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

cabal

  • ally
  • clan
  • club
  • collaborate
  • confederate
  • conspiracy
  • cooperate
  • crew
  • gang
  • gang up
  • league
  • mafia
  • network
  • syndicate

caballed

  • allied
  • collaborated
  • collude
  • connive
  • conspire
  • cooperate
  • devise
  • ganged up
  • hatch
  • hung together
  • operate
  • sketch
  • tend

caballing

  • allying
  • collaborating
  • collude
  • connive
  • conspire
  • cooperate
  • cooperating
  • devise
  • ganging up
  • hanging together
  • hatch
  • leaguing
  • operate
  • organizing
  • sketch
  • tend

cabals

  • allies
  • clans
  • clubs
  • collaborates
  • conspiracies
  • crews
  • gangs
  • gangs up
  • groups
  • hangs together
  • mafias
  • mobs
  • networks
  • rings
  • syndicates

daimon

  • angel
  • apparition
  • bogy
  • djinn
  • djinni
  • doppelganger
  • familiar
  • genie
  • genius
  • jinn
  • jinni
  • materialization
  • phantasm
  • phantom
  • poltergeist
  • specter
  • spectre
  • spirit
  • wraith

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