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. Roberto Saviano:

   The Mafia is very powerful also in Germany, they shoot less, but they are very powerful.

2. The CIA:

   Once a single cyber 'weapon' is 'loose' it can spread around the world in seconds, to be used by rival states, cyber mafia and teenage hackers alike.

3. Patricia Bullrich:

   If it hadnt been resolved, it would mean a profound political crisis because there is a member of the lower house of Congress fighting for his life after suffering an attack from a mafia clan that didnt hesitate to kill a person for personal issues.

4. Hamed Kouyate:

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

5. Lopez Obrador mixed baseball terms:

   We're going to continue subjecting the 'mafia of power' to strikeouts.