ingroup

Plural: ingroups

Noun

• A group with common interests and a strong sense of identity.
• an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
• The social group that one belongs to.
• In cladistics, the monophyletic group that includes all taxa of interest to the current study.

Verb

• To form an ingroup.

Examples

• Our ingroup of Scrabble players met weekly for competitive matches.

Synonyms

camp, clique, coterie, inner circle, pack

Antonyms

outgroup

Related Words

camp, clique, coterie, faction, in-joke, inner circle, interest, interest group, tribe