Synonyms of clod

clod

noun

ˈkläd 

1

as in hulk

a big clumsy often slow-witted person

despite his imposing size, he's no simple clod

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hulk
• lump
• idiot
• loser
• moron
• oaf
• lout
• mutt
• brute
• goose
• stupid
• clodhopper
• clown
• villain
• lubber
• lug
• skunk
• turkey
• beast
• heel
• creep
• snake
• palooka
• gawk
• prat
• fool
• Neanderthal
• dummy
• blunderer
• chump
• dolt
• donkey
• blockhead
• nut
• boor
• ignoramus
• imbecile
• dullard
• dunce
• know-nothing
• pinhead
• stupe
• schlemiel
• dimwit
• lunkhead
• galoot
• louse
• golem
• stock
• dunderhead
• ninny
• simpleton
• rogue
• cad
• bonehead
• jackass
• cretin
• knucklehead
• airhead
• numskull
• dip
• meathead
• goof
• schlub
• goon
• dumbbell
• slouch
• loon
• hardhead
• dummkopf
• doofus
• chucklehead
• cur
• churl
• schnook
• noodle
• simp
• nitwit
• dope
• dumbhead
• clunk
• stinker
• dork
• hammerhead
• yahoo
• madman
• nincompoop
• ape
• anthropoid
• cluck
• nit
• bubblehead
• tyke
• loony
• fathead
• gander
• deadhead
• nimrod
• saphead
• booby
• half-wit
• loggerhead
• chowderhead
• ratbag
• mome
• scatterbrain
• clot
• noddy
• birdbrain
• rascal
• dodo
• lamebrain
• dim bulb
• clodpoll
• ninnyhammer
• dum-dum
• cuddy
• mug
• scamp
• thickhead
• featherbrain
• woodenhead
• yo-yo

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brain
• sage
• thinker
• intellectual
• genius
• wizard
• whiz
• brainiac

2

as in chunk

a small uneven mass

a clod of dirt stuck to the bottom of the bucket

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chunk
• hunk
• clump
• lump
• glob
• wad
• knob
• blob
• gob
• piece
• nub
• clot
• dollop
• gobbet
• nugget
• bead
• nubble
• globule
• particle
• bit
• drop
• patch
• portion
• bulk
• chip
• granule
• body
• block
• crumb
• scrap
• morsel
• nubbin

3

as in soil

the loose surface material in which plants naturally grow

faced with the task of burying his beloved wife in the cold, hard clod of the frontier

Synonyms & Similar Words

• soil
• dirt
• ground
• mud
• sand
• earth
• mold
• gravel
• clay
• muck
• dust
• loam
• silt
• sediment
• kaolin
• gumbo
• topsoil
• gley
• humus
• detritus
• gault
• marl
• guck
• alluvium
• loess
• duff
• subsoil
• colluvium
• shingle
• substratum
• blackland
• mull

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clod

Maybe she is confused by this flat new geography of polished wood and granite with no trace of lumps or clods, where nothing is spongy. — María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026

The result was a dry product not unlike clod. — J.c. Reid, Houston Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2026

But that’s just one clod’s opinion. — New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026

Machines are shut down and shovels return, covering conduits with clods of soil. — Steven Searcy, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2025