cliquishness
In-group favoritism tendency
Cliquishness is the tendency to form or favor exclusive groups, shutting out those who don't belong.
It suggests social behavior that prioritizes insiders over outsiders: The cliquishness of the popular girls made high school miserable.
The word carries negative connotations of pettiness and exclusion.
Excessive local focus
- narrow-mindednessClosed thinking, limited perspective
- provincialismNarrow regional mindset
- bubbleAir-filled film sphere
- groupthinkConformity-driven poor decisions
homogeneity · insularity · enclave · inward-looking · closed-minded · myopia · xenophobia · isolation
Fashionable exclusive group
- gatekeepingControlling access to something
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- exclusionaryTending to bar others
- unwelcomingHostile to guests
blackballing · shunning · cold-shoulder · rejection · outsider · snubbing · marginalization · aloofness
Preference for privileged rule
- snobbishCondescending toward perceived inferiors
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
- condescensionDemeaning air of superiority
hauteur · pretension · disdain · haughtiness · smugness · judgmental · dismissiveness · exclusivity
Conformity-driven poor decisions
- uniformityState of being identical
- samenessState of being identical
- belongingState of fitting in
- approval-seekingDesiring others' favorable opinion
in-group · dress-codes · popularity · acceptance · mimicry · assimilation
parochialism
Excessive local focus
- narrow-mindednessClosed thinking, limited perspective
- provincialismNarrow regional mindset
- bubbleAir-filled film sphere
groupthink · homogeneity · insularity · enclave · inward-looking · closed-minded · myopia · xenophobia · isolation · detachment
in-crowd
Fashionable exclusive group
- gatekeepingControlling access to something
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- exclusionaryTending to bar others
unwelcoming · blackballing · shunning · cold-shoulder · rejection · outsider · snubbing · marginalization · aloofness · clannishness
elitism
Preference for privileged rule
- snobbishCondescending toward perceived inferiors
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
condescension · hauteur · pretension · disdain · haughtiness · smugness · judgmental · dismissiveness · exclusivity · pedigree
groupthink
Conformity-driven poor decisions
- uniformityState of being identical
- samenessState of being identical
- belongingState of fitting in
approval-seeking · in-group · dress-codes · popularity · acceptance · mimicry · assimilation
cliquishnessinclusiveness
Quality of welcoming all
inclusivity · openness · welcoming · open-mindedness · egalitarianism
cliquishnessinclusivity
Practice of welcoming all
inclusiveness · friendliness · openness · warmth · gregariousness