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in-group

[in-groop] / ˈɪnˌgrup /
NOUN
A list
Synonyms
WEAK
aristocracy beau monde beautiful people cream of society crème de la crème cultured class elite haut monde high life high society jet set privileged class smart set society the Four Hundred the privileged upper crust upper echelon
NOUN
charmed circle
Synonyms
WEAK
closed circle elite fairy ring in-crowd inner circle magic circle popular crowd
NOUN
circle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
camp class clique club company crowd fraternity party ring school society
STRONG
Mafia assembly bunch cabal camarilla clan companions comrades coterie crew cronies crush gang insiders intimates lot mob outfit posse set sorority
Antonyms
STRONG
individual
NOUN
clique
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cabal clan coterie faction gang mob posse
STRONG
Mafia bunch camarilla camp circle club crew crowd crush insiders lobby organization outfit pack ring set society
Antonyms
STRONG
individual
NOUN
inner circle
Synonyms
WEAK
brain trust brains trust cadre charmed circle cohort in-crowd infrastructure inside kitchen cabinet we-group
NOUN
ring
Synonyms
STRONGEST
band camp cartel circle gang organization pool racket syndicate
STRONG
Mafia association bloc bunch cabal cell clan clique coalition combination combine corner coterie crew crowd faction junta junto knot mob monopoly outfit party push troop troupe trust
Antonyms
STRONG
disassociation disunion division separation

Example Sentences

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“An autocracy needs to create an in-group versus an out-group,” Corrales explained.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

Their goodwill is awkward, as it must be when an in-group member tries to commiserate with “the other,” but it is, nonetheless, sympathy, which is to say concern.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

This suggests that rivalry strengthens in-group bonds and reinforces social identity.

From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025

In that worldview, children are expected to "conform to in-group norms, be obedient, be orderly, be disciplined."

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2024

Hence the double interest of harmony and coöperation in the in-group and war strength against the out-groups forces the invention of devices by which to supersede blood revenge in the in-group.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.