Synonyms for Mafia
ˈmɑ fi ə, ˈmæf i əmafi·a

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1. Mafianoun

   A crime syndicate

   Synonyms:
   mob, Cosa Nostra

2. Mafianoun

   A trusted group of associates of a political leader

   Somehow he managed to piss off the Russian Mafia.

   Synonyms:
   mob

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mafia, Maffia, Cosa Nostranoun

   a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia

   Synonyms:
   maffia, mafia

2. Mafia, Maffia, Sicilian Mafianoun

   a secret terrorist group in Sicily; originally opposed tyranny but evolved into a criminal organization in the middle of the 19th century

   Synonyms:
   maffia, mafia

3. mafia, maffianoun

   any tightly knit group of trusted associates

   Synonyms:
   maffia, mafia

Matched Categories

1. • Clique
   • Organized Crime
   • Syndicate
   • Terrorism

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "mafia":

   mob, mafias, mobster, shay

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1. Vladimir Voronin:

   I voted so that Moldova finally will be able to get rid of all that has been going on for the past five years - all this corruption, this mafia which has seized the people and the country.

2. Ted Cruz:

   There have been multiple media reports about Donald's business dealings with the mob, with the mafia. Now maybe his tax returns show that those business dealings are a lot more extensive than has been reported.

3. Samir Gandhi:

   They have an opportunity to fix things. Most companies in this situation don't get that opportunity, its not like the mafia goes around and says we are going to clean up ourselves and everything will be alright, we are getting the chance. We get to clean ourselves up.

4. Alan Romero:

   I'd say the multiple gangs in the department are the single most powerful political entity in the department, they're running it like a mafia.

5. Hamed Kouyate:

   Once you're there, you're trapped, you're in the hands of the mafia.