clique

noun/klɪk/

Frequency rank: #11,131 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A small, exclusive group of people who spend time together and do not easily allow others to join.

Illustration for the English word “clique”

Example sentence

She felt left out because the popular girls had formed their own clique that excluded newcomers.

Synonyms & related words

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