Synonyms for gang
gæŋgang

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1. gang

   A conspiracy is a combination of persons for an evil purpose, or the act of so combining. Conspiracy is a distinct crime under common, and generally under statutory, law. A faction is more extensive than a conspiracy, less formal in organization, less definite in plan. Faction and its adjective, factious, have always an unfavorable sense. Cabal commonly denotes a conspiracy of leaders. A gang is a company of workmen all doing the same work under one leader; the word is used figuratively only of combinations which it is meant to stigmatize as rude and mercenary; crew is used in a closely similar sense. A conclave is secret, but of larger numbers, ordinarily, than a cabal, and may have honorable use; as, the conclave of cardinals.

   Synonyms:
   cabal, combination, conclave, confederacy, conspiracy, crew, faction, junto

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1. gang, pack, ring, mobnoun

   an association of criminals

   "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"

   Synonyms:
   mob, bunch, ringing, annulus, hoop, coterie, battalion, pack, plurality, work party, ingroup, large number, anchor ring, crowd, rabble, halo, multitude, rout, family, clique, inner circle, crime syndicate, closed chain, camp, ring, doughnut, crew, tintinnabulation, band, face pack, syndicate

2. crowd, crew, gang, bunchnoun

   an informal body of friends

   "he still hangs out with the same crowd"

   Synonyms:
   crowd, clump, mob, pack, clustering, bunch, crew, ring, cluster, lot, work party, caboodle

3. gang, crew, work partynoun

   an organized group of workmen

   Synonyms:
   crowd, mob, pack, bunch, crew, ring, work party

4. gangverb

   tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together

   Synonyms:
   ring, crew, bunch, crowd, mob, work party, pack

5. gang, gang upverb

   act as an organized group

   Synonyms:
   gang up

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1. gangnoun

   Synonyms:
   company, crew, band, horde, party, set, CLIQUE, COTERIE, CABAL

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1. gangnoun

   Synonyms:
   band, crew, company, group, crowd, set, squad, party, number, clique

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1. List of paraphrases for "gang":

   gangs, band, bunch, in-band, kang, ribbon, mob, strip, gang-related, guerrilla, motion, collective, posse, stripe

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1. Chuck Schumer:

   I noticed recently where Democrats, Nancy Pelosi as an example, are trying to defend MS-13 gang members, i called them animals the other day and I was met with rebuke. They said ‘they’re people.’.

2. Eric Lycan:

   The Rubio campaign convinced one station that his Gang of Eight amnesty bill, which turned a blind eye to sanctuary cities and allowed them to continue to flout the law, is somehow different from actively supporting them, this was a Friday afternoon ploy to keep South Carolina voters from hearing the message about Rubio's disastrous record on border security.

3. Superintendent Garry McCarthy:

   That gang just signed its own death warrant, we're going to go in and destroy that gang and, by the way, the rival gang, too.

4. Eric Adams:

   We must not only find a gun, but we must find the person who discharged the weapon and we must find those who believe they are going to destroy our city with gun and gang violence, that is not going to happen.

5. Counterterrorism Chief Ernest Cato:

   We know in our city that we have a hard, large issue with gang conflicts and open narcotics areas.