gangs

The word “gangs” has 1 syllable: gangs

It's pronounced as /ɡæŋz/

What is synonym and antonym for gangs?

In the thesaurus, “gangs” has 119 synonyms and 18 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for gangs

Mafias
administrations
affiliates
alliances
allies
armies
associates
attaches
bands
battalions
befriends
blocs
bodies
bonds
brigades
brotherhoods
bunches
cabals
camps
charmed circles
chums
circles
clans
cliques
closed shops
clubs
coalitions
collaborates
colleges
colludes
communes
communities
companies
confederates
confederations
congresses
conjoins
connects
consociates
consorts
conspiracies
cooperates
corps
coteries
councils
couples
covens
crews
crowds
departments
elites
factions
federations
fellowships
folds
forces
fraternities
fraternizes
friends
gets along
gets on
gilds
groups
guilds
help
hobnobs
hooks up
hosts
in-groups
interrelates
joins
juntas
klatches
klatsches
knots
leagues
links
lots
messes
messes around
mingles
mixes
mobs
networks
oligarchies
orders
organizations
outfits
packs
parties
personnels
platoons
posses
rallies
relates
rings
runs
sects
sets
sides
sisterhoods
socializes
societies
sodalities
sororities
sorts
squads
stables
staffs
staves
syndicates
teams
ties
travels
tribes
troops
troupes
unions
weds

Antonyms for gangs

alienates
avoids
breaks up
cold-shoulders
disbands
disjoins
disperses
dissociates
disunites
divorces
estranges
individualists
loners
severs
shuns
snubs
splits
sunders

Meanings of gangs

verb
1. To go; walk; proceed.
2. To attach similar items together to form a larger unit.
3. To participate in a gangbang.
4. To beat one or a smaller amount of people as a gang.
5. 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

Gangs of children roamed the streets, causing mischief and mayhem.
The police cracked down on gangs trafficking illegal drugs in the city.
Gangs formed alliances to control the underground economy in the area.
He was recruited into one of the most notorious gangs in the city at a young age.
Local residents lived in fear of gangs retaliating against those who spoke out against them.

On this page you'll find 137 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to gangs, such as: Mafias, administrations, affiliates, alienates, alliances, allies, armies.

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