Synonyms of cluster

cluster 1 of 2

noun

ˈklə-stər 

1

as in batch

a number of things considered as a unit

a cluster of stars in the southern sky

Synonyms & Similar Words

• batch
• array
• collection
• constellation
• bunch
• grouping
• group
• assemblage
• set
• clump
• package
• battery
• lot
• assortment
• bank
• series
• mixture
• block
• suite
• variety
• band
• clutch
• huddle
• aggregation
• parcel
• clot
• knot
• accumulation
• aggregate
• muster
• jumble
• conglomeration
• the whole kit and caboodle
• passel
• agglomeration
• hodgepodge
• miscellany
• suit
• odds and ends
• cycle
• sundries
• run

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unit
• entity
• item
• single

2

as in grouping

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit

a small cluster of reporters waited by the courthouse door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grouping
• group
• batch
• bunch
• band
• lot
• array
• crop
• constellation
• team
• battery
• crew
• clutch
• platoon
• party
• squadron
• collective
• circle
• body
• huddle
• organization
• consort
• parcel
• knot
• gathering
• battalion
• school
• clique
• brigade
• gang
• round
• passel
• assembly
• congregation
• the whole kit and caboodle
• clan
• boodle
• coterie
• posse
• set
• task force
• guild
• faction
• ring
• federation
• coalition
• phalanx
• confederacy
• union
• bloc
• sect
• alliance
• confederation
• muster
• brood
• league
• fellowship
• outfit
• bevy
• order
• covey

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individual
• single

cluster

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verb

1

as in to gather

to come together into one body or place

the mice clustered together into a small burrow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gather
• converge
• rendezvous
• meet
• assemble
• conglomerate
• convene
• congregate
• get together
• join
• merge
• concentrate
• collect
• forgather
• concenter
• club
• affiliate
• confederate
• cooperate
• consolidate
• couple
• collaborate
• band (together)
• associate
• unite
• federate
• gang up
• consort
• caucus
• ally
• conjoin
• reassemble
• reconvene
• remeet
• regather

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disperse
• split (up)
• break up
• leave
• disband
• take off
• depart
• dissociate
• disjoin
• disunite

2

as in to huddle

to gather into a closely packed group

all the cottages are clustered on one end of the lake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• huddle
• crowd
• pile
• bunch
• swarm
• flock
• assemble
• herd
• converge
• surround
• conglomerate
• press
• mob
• congregate
• concentrate
• collect
• encircle
• convene
• hug
• throng
• forgather
• concenter
• embrace

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• split (up)
• disperse
• break up
• disband

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cluster

Noun

And that’s almost certainly an undercount as major outbreaks spread in South Carolina, Utah, and Arizona, along with small clusters in other states. — Lauren Chan, STAT, 27 July 2026

Almost 90 people were infected during the community cluster in Manhattan's Upper East Side over the past month. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 27 July 2026

Verb

Winter meant going with her grandmother to the famed butterfly clustering site at the Monarch Grove Sanctuary in the town of Pacific Grove. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Hundreds of thousands of people clustered along the Space Coast shoreline, on beaches and in parking lots, to view Saturn V’s ascent. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 14 July 2026