Mob and Mafia

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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

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Mafia is a synonym for mob in coordinated criminal organization topic. In some cases you can use "Mafia" instead a noun "Mob".

Nearby Word: mobster

Mafia noun - A group involved in secret or criminal activities.

Usage example: the local Mafia largely finances itself through extortion rackets and drug trafficking

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Mob is a synonym for mafia. You can use "Mob" instead a noun "Mafia".

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Mafia and Mob. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mob/mafia

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