supergroup

noun

su·​per·​group ˈsü-pər-ˌgrüp 

plural supergroups

1

a

: a group made up of very talented, renowned, or expert members

… a blog run by an international supergroup of academic linguists …

—Deb Amlen

especially : a musical group made up of established, prominent musicians

Phoebe Bridgers' latest effort is a supergroup called Boygenius with two other singer-songwriters, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus …

—Joe Hagan

[Jeff] Lynne was also a member of the supergroup Traveling Wilburys alongside George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison.

—Rachel DeSantis

Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young played their second gig at Woodstock, in front of nearly 500,000 people, announcing the arrival of one of rock's first—and greatest—supergroups.

—Charisma Madarang

b

: an extremely successful musical group

The oldest member of the K-pop supergroup BTS has completed five weeks of basic training as part of his mandatory military service in South Korea.

—Gawon Bae and Heather Chen

2

: a large group

This observation of a supergroup of ~1000 foraging fin whales is among the largest aggregations of baleen whales ever recorded.

—Conor Ryan et al.

also : a large group or entity made up of two or more groups or entities

Catching many Southern California hospitals by surprise, two large medical groups are merging, creating what one observer called a "medical supergroup."

—Steve Taravella

Examples of supergroup in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Matthew Murphy The musical Buena Vista Social Club, inspired by the story of the Cuban supergroup and its best-selling 1997 Latin music album, is a feast of cultural dualities. —Juan A. Ramírez, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025

In between her solo releases, her supergroup, boygenius (comprised of Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers, and Julien Baker), dropped its Grammy-winning album, The Record. —Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025

Julien Baker is best known as a member of the indie supergroup Boygenius alongside Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus. —Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2025

Hybe, which counts supergroup BTS among the artists in its stable, is the largest K-pop agency by market cap and part of the blue-chip Kospi index, while SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment and YG Entertainment are included in the small-cap Kosdaq. —Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for supergroup

• intergroup
• intragroup
• multigroup
• semigroup
• serogroup
• coop
• coupe
• croup
• droop
• drupe
• dupe
• group