Used in a Sentence

cliquish

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for cliquish.

Editorial note

The latter is incredibly difficult, as humans are tribal and cliquish by nature.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Tending to associate with a small and exclusive group.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of cliquish gathered in one view.

adjective

Tending to associate with a small and exclusive group.

adjective

Of or pertaining to a clique.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for cliquish.

Example sentences

1

The latter is incredibly difficult, as humans are tribal and cliquish by nature.

2

That is every bit as cliquish as whatever it is you think you're rebelling against, if not more.

3

The author is asking for a place were there isn't additional pressure on her to conform because she is a minority in a cliquish or racist work environment.

4

It deals with the emotional side of it, it deals with the cliquish, tribal nature of our default social behavior.

5

There's something about the community that has sprung up there that is so negative and cliquish (is that a word?).

6

In my university, the Greek system as a whole (with the exception of two frats) was loud, obnoxious and cliquish.

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These cliquish mechanisms are the same ones that give rise to top ten university bias, racial bias, cultural bias, etc.

8

That sounds like high school cliquish ness to me -- the opposite of trust and flexibility.

9

Reddit culture is downright unlikeable since the entire reason that site seems to exist is to foster echo chambers and cliquish behavior.

10

These cliquish groups will unite based on social similarities that are not work related.

11

It's more cliquish asshole group/hivemind behavior than it is sexist.

12

Nature seems rather elitist in the bad sense (cliquish).

Quote examples

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No matter how "creative" the work environment is, people are naturally cliquish (i.e.

2

My experience is that many have a cliquish attitude, where if you're not passionately into watching football and drinking beer then you're "some weird quiet person" who is treated with disdain.

3

I think the next successful social news dispersion site will be one that figures out how to eliminate that "cliquish" nature of such sites as digg, reddit, et.

4

I returned to being the only black woman, but the team there wasn’t very close knit so everybody did their own thing, did their job, and went home." Most of the places she has worked/lived as a minority have been cliquish and/or racist.

Proper noun examples

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Cliquish, cultish and insular behavior is the default.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use cliquish in a sentence?

The latter is incredibly difficult, as humans are tribal and cliquish by nature.

What does cliquish mean?

Tending to associate with a small and exclusive group.

What part of speech is cliquish?

cliquish is commonly used as adjective.