Used in a Sentence

tribal

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

Editorial note

People get overwhelmed and tend to revert to tribal thinking, attacking anything that doesn't fit their group's perspective.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A design or image that has been influenced by indigenous peoples; especially such a tattoo.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

A design or image that has been influenced by indigenous peoples; especially such a tattoo.

adjective

Of or relating to tribes.

adjective

Based on or organized according to tribes.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for tribal.

noun

A design or image that has been influenced by indigenous peoples; especially such a tattoo.

adjective

Of or relating to tribes.

adjective

Based on or organized according to tribes.

adjective

Incorporating designs or styles typical of an indigenous people.

Example sentences

1

People get overwhelmed and tend to revert to tribal thinking, attacking anything that doesn't fit their group's perspective.

2

Within today's India, there was first Tamil separatism, then Sikh, Kashmir and then a few small eastern tribal groups.

3

Here's a region on this planet where people have devolved into tribal or cave-men thinking.

4

One rule, stored only in tribal knowledge, says the maximum speed is 54 MPH.

5

You exercise your tribal nature by buying the jersey and screaming like an idiot.

6

Also recall that as social, tribal animals, modern humans relied on aunts and grandmothers to relieve exhausted mothers for all of prehistory.

7

Kind of a mysterious behavior, though it reeks of evo-psych tribal status dynamics stuff.

8

Generally the way slaves were captured was that the Europeans would approach a west African tribal chief and give him an ultimatum.

9

Followed, of course, by a file sharing service set up on tribal land.

10

There are still tribal civilizations on Earth that are using 50kya technology; there's no guarantee that a civilization must develop science and technology.

11

The game's religion system, power struggle between noble houses, along with mix of tribal themes and space technology creates a strong Dune-like ambience.

12

Humans started off as tribal groups of 50 joined together by blood.

Quote examples

1

Presenting/accepting horrifyingly bad arguments like "you don't share my viewpoint because you're incapable of empathy" is not done because people actually believe in them, but as a signal of tribal membership.

2

I'm sure tribal big men thousands of years ago would go "hey, don't look at me, I didn't make the yams not grow this year, it's those fuckers across the valley, worshipping the wrong gods!

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use tribal in a sentence?

People get overwhelmed and tend to revert to tribal thinking, attacking anything that doesn't fit their group's perspective.

What does tribal mean?

A design or image that has been influenced by indigenous peoples; especially such a tattoo.

What part of speech is tribal?

tribal is commonly used as noun, adjective.