Antonyms 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

Matched Categories

1. • Clique
   • Organized Crime
   • Syndicate
   • Terrorism

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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

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

3. mafia, maffianoun

   any tightly knit group of trusted associates

   Synonyms:
   maffia

How to use mafia in a sentence?

1. Anil Swarup:

   In the coal sector, the mining is underground and the Mafia is underground. In the education sector,it is the other way round.

2. Republican Michigan Rep. Todd Courser:

   I can say nothing prepared me for the caustic nature of the Lansing mafia, the entirety of the state House and state government is controlled and manipulated for the political advantage and to the benefit of the establishment powers.

3. Pope Francis:

   It is to kill someone in order to save another. This is what the Mafia does, on the other hand, avoiding pregnancy is not an absolute evil.

4. Joel Perez:

   We have the Texas Mexican Mafia, and anyone selling drugs they collect a dime 10 percent, and the motive in this case was she wasn't paying.

5. Adam Schiff:

   This is how a mafia boss talks, what have you done for us? Weve done so much for you. But theres not much reciprocity. I have a favor I want to ask you. And what is that favor? Of course, the favor is to investigate his political rival. A classic mafia-like shakedown a foreign leader.

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