Synonyms of clumped

clumped

verb

past tense of clump

as in shuffled

to move heavily or clumsily

a child clumping around the house in her father's oversized boots

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shuffled
• stomped
• stumbled
• lumped
• weaved
• sloughed
• barged
• stamped
• shambled
• hauled
• trudged
• lurched
• dragged
• scuffed
• tramped
• floundered
• pounded
• scuffled
• stumped
• staggered
• galumphed
• lumbered
• plodded
• slogged
• tromped
• flopped
• flogged
• swayed
• waddled
• reeled
• blundered
• tottered
• wobbled
• careened
• doddered
• teetered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slid
• glided
• whisked
• hung
• drifted
• floated
• hovered
• waltzed
• coasted
• poised
• wafted
• breezed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clumped

The heroine’s eyes are filled with yearning, her eyelashes glistening and ever-so-perfectly clumped? — Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 5 July 2026

The same is true if the entire jar seems overly hardened or clumped into a solid mass. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 May 2026

Like Faberge eggs seeking their level, the country’s heirlooms have clumped up in certain locations. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 May 2026

Continue stirring and splashing in water, aiming for where the flour has not yet clumped and shaking the bowl (or scraping down the sides) as needed to incorporate all the flour, until the mixture forms small, irregularly sized clumps, about rice- or pea-sized. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026

When wet, faux fur can quickly become matted or clumped, which can damage its texture. — Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2026

Her ’60s clumped lashes and coiffed hair, for example, are still highly referenced today. — Essence, 26 Mar. 2026

Dimorphos, also a rubble pile, likely formed from debris that clumped together after being shed by Didymos. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026

These areas mimic a natural desert oasis environment, where trees are clumped together and left to grow naturally, producing fruit and nourishing the local wildlife. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026