CLUMPS Synonyms: 124 Similar and Opposite Words

clumps 1 of 2

noun

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plural of clump

as in clusters

a number of things considered as a unit scattered clumps of houses were visible from the air

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as in chunks

a small uneven mass a clump of dirt

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verb

present tense third-person singular of clump

as in shuffles

to move heavily or clumsily a child clumping around the house in her father's oversized boots

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Recent Examples of clumps

Noun

But in the dark, Yara was just trying their best not to trip over young clumps of prickly pear. —

Literary Hub, 19 May 2026 Sunspots are cooler, darker regions of the sun’s surface that form when clumps of its magnetic field well up from deep within the sun. —

Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 Annual This stunning perennial produces clumps of grassy leaves and a stalk of bottlebrush-like flowers. —

Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2026 Drizzle over flour mixture; pulse just until damp clumps form. —

Leah Eskin, Midwest Living, 15 May 2026 How To Replenish Container Soil To replenish container soil, first pull out any leftover root clumps, leaves, sticks, and other debris. —

Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 May 2026 Why Use a Double Boiler for Pudding Pudding recipes are often cooked directly in a saucepan, then strained to catch any bits of egg or clumps of starch. —

Martha Stewart, 11 May 2026 Imagine taking a huge cloud of gas, and compressing much of that material down into just a few clumps that were much smaller in physical size. —

Big Think, 8 May 2026 During the procedure, doctors are looking to remove polyps—small clumps of cells that form on the lining of the colon or rectum. —

Holly Burns, Time, 6 May 2026

Verb

Like generations of potential treatments before it, KRSA-028 is designed to break down a protein called amyloid that clumps up in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. —

Allison Deangelis, STAT, 18 Feb. 2026 However, sometimes the abnormal IgA (the antibody that clumps up and causes problems) does run in families. —

Brandi Jones, Health, 15 Jan. 2026 Cocoa powder often clumps in its container. —

Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025 Young stars form within collapsing clouds of gas and dust, which flatten into broad protoplanetary disks where material gradually clumps into larger bodies. —

Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 5 Dec. 2025 The alum then clumps the smaller, suspended fats together for easy removal. —

Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clumps

Noun

This fast-growing shrub got its name from the shape of its colorful flowers, which grow as dense spikes or round clusters in red, pink, yellow, or white that attract hummingbirds.

— Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
Spread to Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, and Uganda plus clusters of unexplained deaths suggest a far larger outbreak than reported and raise fresh alarms over funding, supplies and regional preparedness.

— Chinedu Asadu, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026