clannishness
Exclusive group mentality
Clannishness is the quality of being excessively loyal to one's own group while excluding outsiders.
The word carries negative connotations—suggesting insularity, tribalism, or unwillingness to welcome newcomers: The clannishness of the old families made it hard for transplants to feel at home.
It implies that group solidarity has curdled into exclusion.
Preference for privileged rule
- selectivityTendency to choose carefully
- exclusivityState of being limited
- gatekeepingControlling access to something
- ostracismBanishment from a group
cliquishness · insularity · aloofness · unwelcoming · snobbery · in-group · out-group · members-only
State of being related
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
dynasty · genealogy · patriarch · matriarch · consanguinity · nepotism · favoritism · legacy
Belief one's culture superior
- groupthinkConformity-driven poor decisions
- sectarianismPrejudiced loyalty to subgroups
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
- factionalismDivision into opposing cliques
parochialism · provincialism · chauvinism · xenophobia · nationalism · affiliation · belonging
Closed thinking, limited perspective
- parochialismExcessive local focus
- provincialismNarrow regional mindset
- isolationComplete separation from others
- hermeticImpenetrably closed off
inward-looking · self-contained · closed-off · suspicious · insular · sheltered · myopic · small-minded
Loyalty owed to authority
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
- solidarityUnity among allies
brotherhood · sisterhood · camaraderie · comradeship · fealty · omertà · ride-or-die
elitism
Preference for privileged rule
- selectivityTendency to choose carefully
- exclusivityState of being limited
- gatekeepingControlling access to something
ostracism · cliquishness · insularity · aloofness · unwelcoming · snobbery · in-group · out-group · members-only · blackballing
kinship
State of being related
heritage · dynasty · genealogy · patriarch · matriarch · consanguinity · nepotism · favoritism · legacy · forebears
ethnocentrism
Belief one's culture superior
- groupthinkConformity-driven poor decisions
- sectarianismPrejudiced loyalty to subgroups
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
factionalism · parochialism · provincialism · chauvinism · xenophobia · nationalism · affiliation · belonging
narrow-mindedness
Closed thinking, limited perspective
- parochialismExcessive local focus
- provincialismNarrow regional mindset
- isolationComplete separation from others
hermetic · inward-looking · self-contained · closed-off · suspicious · insular · sheltered · myopic · small-minded · homogeneity
allegiance
Loyalty owed to authority
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
- steadfastnessFirm loyal dedication
solidarity · brotherhood · sisterhood · camaraderie · comradeship · fealty · omertà · ride-or-die
- tribalismtribalism, in-group, out-group, outgroup, ingroup
- narrow-mindednessnarrow-mindedness, narrowness, close-mindedness, closed-mindedness, close-minded
- insularityisland, isolation, seclusion, separateness, remoteness
clannishnessopenness
Quality of being accessible
inclusiveness · welcoming · inclusivity · hospitality · open-mindedness
clannishnessuniversalism
Doctrine of total reconciliation
cosmopolitanism · egalitarianism · broad-mindedness · impartiality · internationalism
clannishnesscosmopolitanism
Belief in shared humanity
worldliness · sophistication · multiculturalism · pluralism · diversity