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
• lump
• wad
• 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
• stupe
• fool
• lump
• pinhead
• numskull
• dip
• noodle
• golem
• imbecile
• loser
• prat
• turkey
• dolt
• deadhead
• donkey
• dope
• mutt
• clunk
• oaf
• knucklehead
• dim bulb
• hammerhead
• bonehead
• goose
• blockhead
• loon
• goon
• dunce
• saphead
• dimwit
• cretin
• dum-dum
• gander
• nincompoop
• goof
• mome
• ignoramus
• know-nothing
• dunderhead
• lunkhead
• cluck
• airhead
• dullard
• nit
• dumbhead
• hardhead
• loggerhead
• yahoo
• ninny
• bubblehead
• dumbbell
• meathead
• jackass
• jerk
• schnook
• fathead
• dummkopf
• stock
• birdbrain
• nitwit
• chucklehead
• simpleton
• clodpoll
• dumb cluck
• dork
• ninnyhammer
• ratbag
• dodo
• half-wit
• clown
• doofus
• cuddy
• chowderhead
• woodenhead
• noddy
• villain
• nimrod
• schlub
• thickhead
• booby
• madman
• lamebrain
• skunk
• buffoon
• snake
• yo-yo
• nut
• heel
• mug
• creep
• loony
• zany
• beast
• scatterbrain
• cad
• boor
• stinker
• featherbrain
• gawk
• 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 can lead to a serious condition called hemolytic uremic syndrome, in which small blood vessels become damaged, causing clots to form that can harm the kidneys and, in turn, can lead to sudden kidney failure or death. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Tennis star Serena Williams, along with NBA stars Victor Wembanyama and Damian Lillard, have all been sidelined by blood clots and returned to competition. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Verb

Somehow my body had depleted my blood supply and ability to clot. — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

At the other side of the woods the land dips into a ravine, the great trees end and dense bushes clot the bank. — Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026