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

2 of 2

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

The highlight was a cluster of rough diamonds, some of them glowing fluorescent blue, a color straight from Earth’s vast palette. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

His decorations included the Air and Space Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters and the Army Commendation Medal, the Air and Space Achievement Medal and the Army Achievement Medal, each with one oak leaf cluster. — Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026

Verb

At the Eagle + West complex along the Greenpoint waterfront, a number of affordable units are clustered in one building in the complex, 27 Eagle Street. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 Oct. 2026

Pupils clustered outside the doors of several schools in Paris and other cities in the morning hours, brandishing placards and megaphones and chanting slogans, and marches were planned later in the day. — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026