CLODS Synonyms: 173 Similar and Opposite Words

clods

noun

plural of clod

as in lumps

a big clumsy often slow-witted person despite his imposing size, he's no simple clod

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as in clumps

a small uneven mass a clod of dirt stuck to the bottom of the bucket

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Recent Examples of clods Once the land is clear, use a rotary tiller to break up the soil clods. — Amanda Tust, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2026 According to the authors, their results suggest that clods of earth can indeed catalyze these reactions without the presence of life. — Siddhant Pusdekar, Quanta Magazine, 1 June 2026 After loosening the soil, gently lift the clump out of the ground and remove any soil clods. — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026 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 Machines are shut down and shovels return, covering conduits with clods of soil. — Steven Searcy, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Aug. 2025

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Noun

The longer the sweet potatoes heat in the Dutch oven, the more the lumps will soften.

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Morton kosher salt in food processor until no lumps remain, about 1 minute.

— Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of lumps

Noun

To prevent the seed heads from reseeding, do a preliminary light prune by trimming off the tops in fall, then cut the clumps back fully in spring.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 8 Nov. 2026
That works out to about 35 hours straight of looking through small clumps of hay for a needle.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of clumps

Noun

Instead, fog clung to every nook and crevice of the glacial hulks surrounding us.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
Water levels on the Danube River, the second longest in Europe, have dropped so low because of drought that the hulks of dozens of World War II German battleships — and even the remains of an ancient woolly mammoth — are emerging into view.

— CBS News, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of hulks

Noun

Like any problem, Rosenthal says, the best way to start is by breaking it down into smaller, manageable chunks—in this case, quite literally.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2026
Previously staunchly pro-Vucic media outlets quickly adopted a more neutral position, while some television channels canceled chunks of their programs altogether and owners reportedly fled the country.

— Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of chunks

Noun

The fact that there is someone out there who could actually get all the real unsuspecting morons who participated in this movie to sign off on it afterwards is simply astonishing considering what they are asked to do in it.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
There are complicated brain-chemistry factors involved that have to do with testosterone, and dopaminergic systems, and kappa-opioid receptors, all of which seem to add up to a Jim Gaffigan joke about how men are morons compared with their wives.

— McKay Coppins, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026

Definition of morons

Noun

The architects picked numbers out of a bowl to determine which of the 100 sites was theirs, and before flying home they were paid for their designs with wads of cash.

— Fred A. Bernstein, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2026
Nestled deep among the wads of shredded paper and other bric-a-brac, the occupants made not a squeak, concealed to anyone who looked through the carrier’s door.

— Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of wads

Noun

Then, in 2007, researchers noted that spidroins engineered in the lab formed liquidlike globs.

— Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026
But globs of liquid mercury worked just fine to show the melting shards coming together, even though its toxicity meant the special effects crew had to wear protective gear over the two-day shoot.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

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