Synonyms of cliques

cliques

noun

plural of clique

as in networks

a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially

that clique refuses to even talk to outsiders at their lunch table

Synonyms & Similar Words

• networks
• communities
• circles
• crowds
• gangs
• bunches
• packs
• clans
• covens
• organizations
• coteries
• clubs
• bodies
• folds
• tribes
• communes
• guilds
• rings
• sets
• factions
• societies
• in-groups
• lots
• elites
• klatches
• galères
• fraternities
• colleges
• camps
• leagues
• sects
• squads
• brotherhoods
• coalitions
• sororities
• sides
• fellowships
• blocs
• alliances
• federations
• unions
• closed shops
• charmed circles
• sisterhoods
• confederations
• messes
• sodalities
• councils
• congresses
• orders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individualists
• loners

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cliques

Amid the crushes, cliques, and teenage angst, two sisters set out to define themselves on their own terms. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

In a number of sensitive sectors, such as telecommunications, EVs, and drones, such cliques have already formed, setting bans and restrictions on the use of equipment from Chinese telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE. — Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026

That era involved small cliques of devs talking a big game about decentralization (which often provided a pretext for no accountability) while shilling tokens at all turns. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Since its inception, social media has been a proving ground for tween fashion and identity, offering under-16s a digital canvas to experiment with their style and form online cliques around niche interests. — Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 2 July 2026

Ramsey numbers for same-size red and blue cliques are called diagonal Ramsey numbers. — Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2026

Under Meza, player cliques developed, stars were pampered, discipline waned. — Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 10 June 2026

Prosecutors said the killings were tied to Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, a transnational gang that maintains a presence in Los Angeles through smaller groups, or cliques, including in the San Fernando Valley and around MacArthur Park. — Sydney Barragan, Daily News, 6 June 2026

What began as a search for community and understanding turned into an experience that felt akin to the cliques and social hierarchies of high school. — Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 6 June 2026