cabal

cabal is a 5-letter English word with 8 senses as noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Tradition; occult doctrine. See Cabala. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Tradition; occult doctrine. See Cabala
2. noun. A secret.
3. noun. A number of persons united in some close design, usually to promote their private views and interests in church or state by intrigue; a secret association composed of a few designing persons; a junto.
4. noun. The secret artifices or machinations of a few persons united in a close design; intrigue.
5. intransitive verb. To unite in a small party to promote private views and interests by intrigue; to intrigue; to plot.
6. noun. a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)

   Synonyms: conspiracy

7. noun. a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

   Synonyms: camarilla, faction, junto

8. verb. engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together

   "They conspired to overthrow the government"

   Synonyms: complot, conjure, conspire, machinate

Synonyms

conspiracy, camarilla, faction, junto, complot, conjure, conspire, machinate

Common word forms

cabals, caballed, caballer, caballing

Words from these letters

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