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

This rare condition, which mostly impacts children, occurs when bacterial toxins spread throughout the body and damage red blood cells, causing clots in the organs, primarily the kidneys. — CNN Money, 14 June 2026

Hospitals and research studies have documented an alarming jump in babies not receiving the vitamin K shot, which has been recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics since 1961 to help newborns’ blood to clot. — Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 12 June 2026

Verb

The dialysis unit’s pumps push the blood through the cartridge, while its sensors balance fluid, watch circuit pressures for safety, and automatically meter the anticoagulant that keeps the blood from clotting along the way. — Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2026

It may be needed if a pet’s ability to clot blood is compromised. — Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2026