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clique

[kleek, klik] / klik, klɪk /
NOUN
group of friends
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cabal clan coterie faction gang mob posse
STRONG
Mafia bunch camarilla camp circle club crew crowd crush insiders lobby organization outfit pack ring set society
WEAK
in-group
Antonyms
STRONG
individual

Example Sentences

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Set in a Dallas shopping mall, “Forbidden Fruits” revolves around an elite clique of retail employees who run a witches’ coven out of the basement of their boho boutique Free Eden.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

So they focus on the people, who are quite the colorful clique of keglers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Miller was popular in the sense that she was part of a clique and had social status, but her former classmates said that popularity shouldn’t be confused with being well liked.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

The only member of the clique of hyperscalers to authorize new buybacks this year has been Alphabet, which said back in April that it would purchase up to $70 billion.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

How strange, then, that now I find myself in a clique of one, even when I’m with a group.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman