CLIQUE Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word clique. (close relations)
cliques
Best Alternative Words for CLIQUE
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coterie | nounn | |||||||
noun • an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose | ||||||||
association | nounn | |||||||
noun • a formal organization of people or groups of people • the act of consorting with or joining with others • the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination • the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination • a social or business relationship • a relation resulting from interaction or dependence • (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding • (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species | ||||||||
band | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an unofficial association of people or groups • instrumentalists not including string players • a stripe or stripes of contrasting color • an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material • a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing • a range of frequencies between two limits • a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body) • a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure • jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger • a driving belt in machinery • a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration • a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) • a restraint put around something to hold it together verb • bind or tie together, as with a band • attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify | ||||||||
brotherhood | nounn | |||||||
noun • the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings • people engaged in a particular occupation • the feeling that men should treat one another like brothers • an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer | ||||||||
circle | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point • an unofficial association of people or groups • something approximating the shape of a circle • movement once around a course • a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island • street names for flunitrazepam • a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra • any circular or rotating mechanism verb • travel around something • move in a circular path above (someone or something) • form or draw a circle around | ||||||||
club | nounn | |||||||
noun • a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together • a formal association of people with similar interests • stout stick that is larger at one end • a building that is occupied by a social club • golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball • a playing card in the minor suit that has one or more black trefoils on it • a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink verb • unite with a common purpose • gather and spend time together • strike with a club or a bludgeon • gather into a club-like mass | ||||||||
community | nounn | |||||||
noun • a group of people living in a particular local area • a group of people having a religion, ethnic, profession, or other particular characteristic in common • common ownership • a group of nations having common interests • agreement as to goals • a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences • (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other | ||||||||
crew | nounn | |||||||
noun • the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.) • an organized group of workmen • an informal body of friends • the team of men or women manning a racing shell verb • serve as a crew member on | ||||||||
crowd | nounn | |||||||
noun • a large number of things or people considered together • an informal body of friends verb • cause to herd, drive, or crowd together • fill or occupy to the point of overflowing • to gather together in large numbers • approach a certain age or speed | ||||||||
faction | nounn | |||||||
noun • a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue • a dissenting clique | ||||||||
fraternity | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a social club for male undergraduates • people engaged in a particular occupation | ||||||||
gang | nounn | |||||||
noun • an association of criminals • an informal body of friends • an organized group of workmen • tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together verb • act as an organized group | ||||||||
group | nounn | |||||||
noun • any number of entities (members) considered as a unit • (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule • a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse verb • arrange into a group or groups • form a group or group together | ||||||||
posse | nounn | |||||||
noun • a temporary police force | ||||||||
sisterhood | nounn | |||||||
noun • the kinship relation between a female offspring and the siblings • an association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest • a religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns) | ||||||||
society | nounn | |||||||
noun • an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization • a formal association of people with similar interests • the state of being with someone • the fashionable elite | ||||||||
squad | nounn | |||||||
noun • a smallest army unit • a cooperative unit (especially in sports) • a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime | ||||||||
team | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cooperative unit (especially in sports) • two or more draft animals that work together to pull something verb • form a team | ||||||||
camp | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers • a group of people living together in a camp • temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers • an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose • a penal institution (often for forced labor) • something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality • shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs • a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months adjective satellite • providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities verb • live in or as if in a tent • establish or set up a camp • give an artificially banal or sexual quality to | ||||||||
ingroup | nounn | |||||||
noun • an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose | ||||||||