CLUBS Synonyms: 283 Similar and Opposite Words

clubs 1 of 2

noun

plural of club

as in canes

a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment hit the prisoner with a club if he tries anything funny

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Relevance

as in clubhouses

the meeting place of an organization the Elks gather at their club every Monday evening

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as in organizations

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest an alumni club

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as in nightclubs

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

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clubs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of club

as in cooperates

to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members clubbed together to share their love of model rockets

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

as in licks

to strike repeatedly frustrated, the gardener clubbed the inoffensive weed into submission

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of clubs

Noun

Signed for a five month stint, Schell, after graduation, began playing other clubs in the area, including North Beach’s Hungry I, Bimbo’s 365 Club and Fack’s 11 Jazz Club. —

Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 June 2026 Other Carnival facilities like hot tubs, fitness centers, the Serenity Adult-Only Retreat and kids' clubs are included, too. —

Nathan Diller, USA Today, 12 June 2026 Political dissent can be harshly policed outside the stadium, but domestic clubs’ most ardent fan groups, often called ultras, are brazenly outspoken in their cheering. —

Dan Greene, New Yorker, 12 June 2026 How many other Champions League clubs get in after this tournament? —

Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 12 June 2026 Thirty men’s clubs have played in USL League One since its debut in 2019. —

Idaho Statesman, 12 June 2026 Diomande made a spectacular leap at RB Leipzig in 2025-26 and comes into this tournament being tracked closely by Europe’s elite clubs. —

Liam Twomey, New York Times, 11 June 2026 Star center back and veteran captain Virgil van Dijk also captains Liverpool, one of the biggest clubs in the world in England. —

Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026 England’s official national supporters clubs are among the most organized in international football and are famous for traveling without tickets and gathering in host cities simply to be part of the World Cup atmosphere. —

Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

Verb

That advantage was in large part offset by payments from UEFA’s ‘value pillar’, a mechanism which awards clubs money based upon their coefficient ranking (determined by past performance in European competition) and the size of their nation’s broadcast rights deal for the competition. —

Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 30 May 2026 Their top-30 visits, where NFL clubs host prospects at their facilities to gather further intel, are often smokescreens. —

Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026 These are in addition to private members clubs The Wilde and Cipriani, among other highlights. —

Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 16 Jan. 2026 Shane Stant clubs Kerrigan on the knee and flees the scene. —

Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clubs

Noun

The edible fruit can be used to make jelly, but watch for thorns on the shrub’s canes.

— Steve Bender, Southern Living, 27 May 2026
More to Explore Many of the human props—canes, top hats, desks—used in primate taxidermy became unfashionable in the first half of the nineteenth century, but there were still throwbacks.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 18 May 2026