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in-group

[in-groop] / ˈɪnˌgrup /

NOUN

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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

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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

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I wasn’t in the in-group, you know, the most popular kids.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025

Scapegoats are integral for a cult; they promote social cohesion, both by binding the in-group together over a common enemy, and by widening the gulf between members and outsiders.

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2025

So if you decide to exclude someone from a paradigm, you have to change the rules and you have to define who is in the in-group and who is in the out-group.

From Slate • Mar. 3, 2025

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

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