Synonyms of clot

clot 1 of 2

noun

ˈklät 

1

as in cluster

a number of things considered as a unit

a clot of daisies occupied one corner of the flower bed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cluster
• batch
• collection
• array
• clump
• bunch
• constellation
• group
• lot
• assemblage
• grouping
• battery
• bank
• block
• set
• package
• suite
• mixture
• clutch
• band
• assortment
• knot
• series
• variety
• accumulation
• aggregation
• muster
• parcel
• huddle
• aggregate
• jumble
• the whole kit and caboodle
• conglomeration
• passel
• agglomeration
• suit
• hodgepodge
• cycle
• odds and ends
• sundries
• miscellany
• run

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unit
• entity
• item
• single

2

as in clump

a small uneven mass

clots of dirt that were flung up by the horses' hooves

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

3

as in moron

British a stupid person

was of the opinion that most of the people running for parliament were clots

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brain
• genius
• intellect
• intellectual
• thinker
• sage
• whiz
• wizard
• Renaissance man
• polymath
• sharpie

clot

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to block

to prevent passage through by filling with something

phone lines clotted by Internet traffic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• block
• obstruct
• jam
• occlude
• clog
• fill
• dam
• congest
• choke
• stop (up)
• stuff
• gum (up)
• flood
• plug (up)
• cork
• pack
• silt
• fur
• stopper
• gridlock
• bung
• overwhelm
• swamp
• spile
• stopple
• glut
• inundate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• free
• open (up)
• clear
• unplug
• hollow (out)
• unblock
• unclog
• unstop
• excavate
• scoop (out)
• lighten
• empty

2

as in to gel

to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly

scabs form over cuts when your blood starts to clot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gel
• coagulate
• freeze
• stiffen
• congeal
• jelly
• clump
• gelatinize
• jell
• gelate
• set
• cake
• concrete
• thicken
• solidify
• harden
• condense
• gum
• firm (up)
• curd
• curdle
• indurate
• fix
• lump (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• melt
• liquefy
• fuse
• flux
• thaw
• deliquesce

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clot

Noun

The clot could have formed in his heart or his lungs last August. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 6 July 2026

Platelets in the blood form clots, white cells are summoned, dead cells are cleared away, and a cascade of chemical signals sounds the alarm to draw in units known as fibroblasts. — Mike McRae 28, New Atlas, 28 June 2026

Verb

This means that rather than just causing bleeding, the toxins trigger widespread consumption of clotting factors, rendering the victim unable to form normal blood clots, which can result in fatal internal bleeding. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

The discovery of vitamin K and its role in clotting blood won the Nobel Prize in 1943. — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 12 June 2026