Synonyms of club

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noun

ˈkləb 

1

as in cane

a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment

hit the prisoner with a club if he tries anything funny

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cane
• baton
• staff
• bat
• billy
• billy club
• mallet
• rod
• truncheon
• cudgel
• bludgeon
• mace
• nightstick
• hammer
• bastinado
• waddy
• rung
• shillelagh
• hickory
• birch
• blackjack
• beetle
• sap
• rattan
• maul
• switch
• knobkerrie
• stave
• gavel
• sledgehammer
• crook
• walking stick
• crosier
• whangee
• crabstick

2

as in clubhouse

the meeting place of an organization

the Elks gather at their club every Monday evening

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clubhouse
• lodge
• house
• camp
• headquarters
• hideout
• den
• haunt
• hangout
• lair
• hideaway
• hall
• meetinghouse
• conventicle

3

as in organization

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest

an alumni club

Synonyms & Similar Words

• organization
• association
• institution
• society
• institute
• fraternity
• chamber
• brotherhood
• board
• league
• group
• council
• guild
• consortium
• college
• commune
• community
• collective
• team
• chapter
• fellowship
• cadre
• congress
• partnership
• sodality
• squad
• order
• coalition
• party
• alliance
• camp
• circle
• clique
• clan
• cooperative
• crew
• membership
• bloc
• body
• branch
• coterie
• band
• sorority
• junta
• gang
• set
• outfit
• confederacy
• syndicate
• fold
• faithful
• cartel
• conspiracy
• local
• lot
• sisterhood
• klatch
• cabal
• junto
• ring
• combine
• camarilla
• camorra

4

as in nightclub

a bar or restaurant offering special nighttime entertainment (as music, dancing, or comedy acts)

a weekly newspaper column devoted to current happenings on the local club scene

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nightclub
• cabaret
• café
• disco
• tavern
• pub
• bistro
• supper club
• roadhouse
• nightspot
• saloon
• nitery
• discotheque
• boîte
• barroom
• speakeasy
• dive
• key club
• public house
• clip joint
• watering place
• watering hole
• a-go-go
• honky-tonk
• canteen

club

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verb

1

as in to cooperate

to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members

clubbed together to share their love of model rockets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cooperate
• unite
• league
• collaborate
• merge
• confederate
• ally
• federate
• organize
• band (together)
• join
• pull together
• associate
• group
• close ranks
• consolidate
• coalesce
• cohere
• affiliate
• hang together
• converge
• gang up
• team (up)
• incorporate
• combine
• unionize
• conjoin
• link
• cabal
• amalgamate
• conglomerate
• tie
• knot
• wed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disband
• split
• break up
• separate
• part
• divorce
• dissolve
• segregate
• sever
• detach
• disengage
• fall out
• alienate
• disunite
• sunder
• estrange

2

as in to lick

to strike repeatedly

frustrated, the gardener clubbed the inoffensive weed into submission

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lick
• pound
• lash
• hide
• beat
• bat
• whip
• attack
• assault
• hit
• do
• batter
• pelt
• thump
• knock
• smash
• raid
• punch
• buffet
• spank
• bash
• slap
• slate
• paddle
• work over
• slam
• punch out
• box
• belt
• maul
• chop
• tan
• thrash
• curry
• hammer
• whale
• bludgeon
• switch
• pummel
• storm
• birch
• wound
• smack
• drub
• whop
• rough (up)
• lace
• beat up on
• bung up
• lather
• whack
• lambaste
• swipe
• wallop
• flog
• fib
• whup
• slog
• thresh
• crack
• pommel
• sock
• clout
• belabor
• baste
• leather
• descend (on or upon)
• mess (up)
• swat
• cudgel
• lay on
• tromp
• rush
• strap
• cuff
• cane
• beset
• clobber
• bust
• flagellate
• pounce (on or upon)
• jump (on)
• blackjack
• scourge
• thwack
• assail
• lam
• paste
• cowhide
• wham
• horsewhip
• whomp
• rawhide
• gore
• fustigate
• lacerate
• maim
• pistol-whip
• mangle
• mutilate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of club

Noun

But years later, some of the highest-flying professional clubs have folded due to financial mismanagement, and dozens of soccer officials have been banned or imprisoned, and numerous teams ensnared in an anti-graft campaign. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Kane moved from boyhood club Tottenham Hotspur to Bayern Munich in 2023 and has become one of the most successful strikers in the history of the club. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Verb

In 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Stanford downgraded its co-ed varsity sailing program to club status while Brown elevated its club to varsity. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 July 2026

Teoscar Hernandez clubbed the next pitch from Morejon, a slider down but out over the plate, 419 feet to center field for a grand slam and a 4-3 lead. — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 4 July 2026

Phrases Containing club

• billy club
• glee club
• health club
• supper club