tribalized
Split into clans
Tribalized describes something that has been divided into tribes or tribal-like factions.
The term appears most often in political and social commentary, where it suggests fragmentation into insular, mutually hostile groups: American politics has become increasingly tribalized.
A tribalized society or discourse features strong in-group loyalty and suspicion of outsiders, with little common ground between factions.
Loyalty owed to authority
- kinshipState of being related
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- solidarityUnity among allies
- cohesionTendency to bind together
bonding · affiliation · factionalism · partisanship · nepotism · collectivism · camaraderie · esprit de corps
Narrow in outlook
- parochialNarrow in perspective
- sectarianRigidly devoted to faction
- xenophobicFearing or hating outsiders
- exclusionaryTending to bar others
in-group · partisan · factional · divisive · balkanized · siloed · fragmented · polarized
Split into antagonistic pieces
- fragmentedBroken into pieces
- polarizedSplit into opposing factions
- factionalizedDivided into opposing subgroups
- dividedSeparated into portions
splintered · partisan · sectarian · identity politics · groupthink · echo chamber · radicalized · segmented
Shared cultural heritage group
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- culturalRelating to shared traditions
traditional · customs · rituals · folklore · totemic · kinship · lineage · roots
Indigenous to a place
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- ancientVery old indeed
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- hunter-gathererPre-farming subsistence lifestyle
neolithic · paleolithic · stone-age · shamanic · animistic · pre-industrial · nomadic · oral tradition
allegiance
Loyalty owed to authority
- kinshipState of being related
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- solidarityUnity among allies
cohesion · bonding · affiliation · factionalism · partisanship · nepotism · collectivism · camaraderie · esprit de corps · fellowship
insular
Narrow in outlook
- parochialNarrow in perspective
- sectarianRigidly devoted to faction
- xenophobicFearing or hating outsiders
exclusionary · in-group · partisan · factional · divisive · balkanized · siloed · fragmented · polarized · segregated
balkanized
Split into antagonistic pieces
- fragmentedBroken into pieces
- polarizedSplit into opposing factions
- factionalizedDivided into opposing subgroups
divided · splintered · partisan · sectarian · identity politics · groupthink · echo chamber · radicalized · segmented · fractured
ethnicity
Shared cultural heritage group
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- indigenousOriginating in a region
cultural · traditional · customs · rituals · folklore · totemic · kinship · lineage · roots · native
aboriginal
Indigenous to a place
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
- ancientVery old indeed
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
hunter-gatherer · neolithic · paleolithic · stone-age · shamanic · animistic · pre-industrial · nomadic · oral tradition · subsistence
tribalizedunified
Combined into one
united · integrated · cohesive · consolidated · harmonized
tribalizedindividualized
Adapted for one person
atomized · individualistic · autonomous · independent · unaffiliated
tribalizedcosmopolitan
Culturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
universalist · ecumenical · pluralistic · inclusive · open-minded