friend group
Your regular crew
A friend group is a cluster of people who regularly socialize together as a unit rather than just in pairs.
The term emphasizes the collective identity—your friend group might have inside jokes, group chats, or traditions that define it as a social entity: My friend group from college still meets up every summer.
Unlike a looser circle of friends, a friend group suggests tighter bonds and more frequent interaction among all members.
- squadSmall working group
- crewWorking team aboard
- inner circleExclusive group of confidants
- cliqueExclusive social group
- posseArmed group pursuing fugitives
gang · circle · besties · hangout · bond · loyalty · inside jokes · laughter · memories · trust · belonging · wolfpack · tribe · found family · tight-knit · gossip · brunch · girls night
- social groupscommunity, clan, social class, subculture, social circle
- social networksfollowers, social circle, networks, profiles, users
- social tiespals, buddies, mates, companions, chums
- cliquesclique, in-crowd, inner circle, cool kids, popular kids
- communitiesgated community, family, retirement community, neighbors, cohousing
- chosen familychosen family, found family, framily, kindred spirits, adopted family
friend groupstrangers
People unknown to you
acquaintances · coworkers · distant relatives · passersby · professional network
friend groupoutcasts
Rejected, excluded people
social isolation · loners · solitude · persona non grata · loneliness
friend groupenemies
Hostile opposing parties
rivals · adversaries · nemeses · antagonists · bullies
friend, group, friends, friendly, friendliness, friendship, friendless, befriend, befriended