Gang
Gang noun - A group involved in secret or criminal activities.
Usage example: politicians promising to stop the growth of inner-city gangs
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Synonyms for Gang
Mob is a synonym for gang in group topic. In some cases you can use "Mob" instead a noun "Gang", when it comes to topics like band, ring. popular alternative
Mob
Mob noun - A group involved in secret or criminal activities.
Usage example: the club owner was accused of having connections with a mob of racketeers
Gang is a synonym for mob in group topic. You can use "Gang" instead a noun "Mob", if it concerns topics such as crowd, large group of people. popular alternative
Nearby Word: mobster
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Bookends: V kidnaps someone (to save them from a gang/mob).
Source: Comic Book / V for Vendetta - Bully has a more family-friendly (and non-lethal) version of this with a conflict going on between the five cliques at Bullworth Academy, with many of the cliches often found in gang and mob stories brought down to a high-school level.
Source: Mob War - Lucky Dog 1 features an all-out mob war breaking out between CR-5 (an American Mafia group) and Grave Digger (an American gang) in the third part of the game.
Source: Mob War
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Mob and Gang. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gang/mob
Gang & Mob. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/gang/mob>.
Mob or Gang. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/gang/mob.
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