Antonyms for cliquish
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : klee-kish, klik-ish |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkli kɪʃ, ˈklɪk ɪʃ |
Definition of cliquish
Origin :- 1839, from clique + -ish. Related: Cliquishly; cliquishness.
- As in partisan : adj interested, factional
- As in rarefied : adj exclusive
- As in sectarian : adj narrow-minded, exclusive
- As in clannish : adj exclusive, select
- As in swank : adj exclusive
- As in exclusive : adj unshared, restricted
- Any system, in fact, which involves “double election” tends to make the body concerned hidebound and cliquish.
- Extract from : « Practical Politics; or, the Liberalism of To-day » by Alfred Farthing Robbins
Synonyms for cliquish
- absolute
- accessory
- adhering
- akin
- alike
- aloof
- aristocratic
- associative
- biased
- bigoted
- blind
- chic
- choice
- chosen
- circumscribed
- clannish
- classy
- cliquish
- close
- closed
- colored
- complete
- confined
- conspiratorial
- country club
- denominational
- devoted
- diehard
- discriminative
- dissident
- doctrinaire
- dogmatic
- elegant
- elevated
- entire
- esoteric
- exalted
- exclusionary
- exclusive
- exclusory
- factional
- fanatic
- fanatical
- fancy
- fashionable
- full
- hidebound
- independent
- insular
- jaundiced
- licensed
- like
- limited
- local
- lofty
- narrow
- nonconforming
- nonconformist
- one-sided
- only
- overzealous
- parochial
- partial
- particular
- partisan
- peculiar
- posh
- preferential
- prejudiced
- prepossessed
- private
- privileged
- prohibitive
- provincial
- related
- reserved
- restricting
- restrictive
- rigid
- ritzy
- schismatic
- sectarian
- segregated
- select
- selfish
- single
- skeptical
- small-town
- snobbish
- socially correct
- sole
- splinter
- swank
- swanky
- sympathetic
- tendentious
- total
- undivided
- unfriendly
- unique
- unjust
- unreasoning
- unreceptive
- upper crust
- warped
- whole
- zealous
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