social circle
One's regular crowd
A social circle is the group of people someone regularly spends time with—friends, acquaintances, and close contacts who form their network of personal relationships.
The circle metaphor suggests a bounded set with the person at the center: She expanded her social circle after moving to the city.
Someone outside your social circle is unfamiliar to your usual crowd.
- family unitRelatives cohabiting together
- close friendsDeeply bonded companions
- acquaintancePerson slightly known
- bondingForming close connections
- trustConfidence in another
cohesion · reciprocity · shared experiences · old friends · friend group · influence · word of mouth · confidants · tight-knit · loyalty · connection · keeping in touch · in-group · communication · roles · exclusion · belonging · professional network
- socializingmingle, mingles, mingling, party, parties
- social groupsdemographic groups, community, clan, ethnic groups, age groups
- contactsfriend, family, contact list, neighbor, acquaintances
- social networksfriends, followers, mutual friends, friend requests, friend group
- social tiesfriends, pals, buddies, mates, companions
- cliquesclique, in-crowd, in-group, cool kids, popular kids
social circlesolitude
State of being alone
isolation · loneliness · social isolation · seclusion · hermitage
social circleanonymity
Unknown identity state
the masses · strangers · the public · faceless crowd · general public
social circleprison population
All persons currently incarcerated
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