Synonyms for cabal
- noun
- verb
Most common
faction confederacy coterie camarilla conspiracy machination
Definitions
- n. 1
A putative, secret organization of individuals gathered for a political purpose.
The cabal is plotting to ruin the world.
- v. 1
To engage in the activities of a cabal.
Related words
- Word family
- cabalist
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Cabal commonly denotes a conspiracy of leaders. A conclave is secret, but of larger numbers, ordinarily, than a cabal, and may have honorable use; as, the conclave of cardinals.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- faction She was a member of the Red Army Faction.
- confederacy The Maratha Empire could just as easily be called the Maratha Confederacy.
- conspiracy Yanni and Skura were both charged with conspiracy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cabal | rising | |
| faction | steady | |
| confederacy | steady | |
| coterie | rising | |
| camarilla | steady | |
| conspiracy | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- set1
- 4 letters
- band1, ring1, crew1, plot1, gang1
- 5 letters
- party2, junto
- 6 letters
- league1, scheme1, clique1
- 7 letters
- faction2, conjure2, coterie3, complot
- 8 letters
- intrigue2, conspire3
- 9 letters
- camarilla, machinate
- 10 letters
- conspiracy4
- 11 letters
- combination4, confederacy5, machination4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (party2 = 2 syllables).