IN-GROUP Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

in-group

noun

Definition of in-group

as in clique

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Recent Examples of in-group Cultural traditions help strengthen group identities and reinforce in-group sentiments. — Steve S. Medeiros, The Conversation, 15 June 2026 In many organizations, in-group bias influences who receives attention, whose ideas are heard, and who gains access to valuable opportunities. — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026 Academic writing, by contrast, besides being written for an in-group, often uses its erudition to assert superior understanding, telling us our belief that dogs matter owes less to real affection than to learned affectation. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 May 2026 Focusing on subjects and crafting storylines from in-group voices living and breathing in-group values may be our best remaining tool for building a more durable coalition of environmentally concerned voters. — Nadia Gill, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in-group

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Noun

That is in part thanks to the opacity of AI technology but also because this clique is much smaller.

— Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026
Not enough praise can be heaped upon the excellent cast (in addition to those mentioned above, there’s the terrific Nia Otchere-Sarfo and Jordan Rice rounding out the clique).

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of clique

Noun

Meanwhile, new Gallup research suggested the technology’s benefits have largely been concentrated among elites.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Voters should select their candidates instead of the elites who spend millions of dollars to place their preferred candidates in office.

— Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

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The Worth clan, especially the demure yet hungry-eyed adult daughter Penny, played by Gail Russell, nurses Quirt back to health after his opening-credits shootout with the Laredo gang — of which Quirt’s a member, looking to get out.

— Michael Phillips, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
The streamer and Shondaland announced Thursday that an untitled spinoff about the early life of the future matriarch of the Bridgerton clan is in the works.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of clan

Noun

On a frigid but bright December morning, David Ellison, his top legal chief Makan Delrahim and coterie of executives took over a subterranean space in the New York City office of investment bank UBS.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Beck was an art piece, a Happening, a mobile performance installation made by the tireless work of a small coterie of people, including Leigh.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of coterie

Noun

There is a subset of incoming college first year students, men and women, who find these organizations really appealing, and some of it is entirely understandable.

— Richard Hall, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
The county’s options for the facility range from holding Discovery Place in default and taking over the nature museum to accepting Discovery Place’s terms and giving the organization decades to repay the debt, staff said.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of organization

Noun

At Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, its flagship, Anthem’s broad-network plan pays almost $100,000 for a major joint replacement, compared with $28,000 from Medicare.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
With climate change making natural disasters far more frequent, some consumers are turning to smaller off-grid electric networks to generate power in the event of a catastrophe.

— Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of network

Noun

The first trial of Payton and Dandrae Martin lasted weeks and included extensive testimony from police investigators, gang experts and the defendants themselves.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
As Brazil has lost the ability to control its own security agenda, decisions about how to handle criminal gangs operating from its territory are increasingly made outside the country.

— MATIAS SPEKTOR, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of gang

Noun

The hotel draws a significant business and convention crowd, as well as fans in town for a big game.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
The series follows the Canadian team’s historic run to the World Cup final, where they were ultimately toppled by host country England, going down 33-13 in front of a sellout crowd of 82,000 at Twickenham Stadium in South West London.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

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