Synonyms of clusters

clusters 1 of 2

noun

plural of cluster

1

as in batches

a number of things considered as a unit

a cluster of stars in the southern sky

Synonyms & Similar Words

• batches
• arrays
• bunches
• collections
• groupings
• groups
• constellations
• assemblages
• clumps
• lots
• packages
• sets
• batteries
• assortments
• varieties
• banks
• blocks
• series
• mixtures
• suites
• bands
• clutches
• parcels
• clots
• aggregations
• aggregates
• knots
• accumulations
• huddles
• agglomerations
• musters
• the whole kit and caboodle
• passels
• conglomerations
• jumbles
• suits
• runs
• sundries
• odds and ends
• cycles
• hodgepodges
• miscellanies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• units
• items
• entities
• singles

2

as in groupings

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit

a small cluster of reporters waited by the courthouse door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• groupings
• groups
• batches
• bunches
• bands
• lots
• arrays
• crops
• teams
• constellations
• batteries
• platoons
• crews
• collectives
• squadrons
• parties
• clutches
• bodies
• organizations
• circles
• consorts
• parcels
• battalions
• schools
• gatherings
• knots
• brigades
• congregations
• cliques
• huddles
• boodles
• the whole kit and caboodle
• gangs
• assemblies
• passels
• rounds
• clans
• guilds
• factions
• posses
• fellowships
• coalitions
• rings
• coteries
• sets
• sects
• task forces
• federations
• blocs
• confederacies
• outfits
• musters
• alliances
• unions
• confederations
• phalanxes
• leagues
• broods
• orders
• coveys
• bevies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individuals
• singles

clusters

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cluster

1

as in converges

to come together into one body or place

the mice clustered together into a small burrow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• converges
• gathers
• meets
• assembles
• conglomerates
• congregates
• rendezvouses
• convenes
• concentrates
• clubs
• merges
• joins
• concenters
• collects
• gets together
• affiliates
• couples
• forgathers
• allies
• federates
• associates
• collaborates
• cooperates
• consolidates
• caucuses
• bands (together)
• unites
• consorts
• gangs up
• confederates
• conjoins
• reassembles
• regathers
• reconvenes
• remeets

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disperses
• leaves
• splits (up)
• breaks up
• takes off
• departs
• disbands
• dissociates
• disunites
• disjoins

2

as in huddles

to gather into a closely packed group

all the cottages are clustered on one end of the lake

Synonyms & Similar Words

• huddles
• piles
• crowds
• bunches
• swarms
• herds
• flocks
• assembles
• converges
• presses
• surrounds
• conglomerates
• congregates
• concentrates
• encircles
• hugs
• collects
• throngs
• convenes
• concenters
• mobs
• forgathers
• embraces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• splits (up)
• disperses
• breaks up
• disbands

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clusters

Noun

With its octagonal clusters of flats arranged around a central water tower that looks like a fist raised against the sky, the neighborhood doesn’t have much spirit of community. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026

Up next is a course in laser communication, a core capability that the Project Suncatcher satellites — which will operate in clusters of dozens of spacecraft — will need to possess. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Christophe Cance and Lucynda Davies will continue leading Puma’s Southern and Northern European clusters, respectively, and will also report to de Rooij. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

The flight is the first orbital hardware test under Project Suncatcher, Google’s research effort exploring whether clusters of satellites could one day host large-scale machine learning infrastructure. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026

Training large language models requires dense clusters of specialized GPUs that can push rack power demands past 200 kW, with 1-megawatt (MW) racks on the horizon. — Kevin Brown, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Chinese firms have sought to make up for weaker individual chips by linking thousands of them into large clusters over faster connections. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Robby stayed home, measuring the time between clusters of seizures in video games and cartoons. — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

Huddleston notes that first-year growth stays low to the ground as a leafy rosette, whereas in the second year, poison hemlock can reach up to 10 feet in height and is often found in large clusters. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 Sep. 2026

Verb

The historical profile again clusters tightly. — Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

Liquidity cluster Wells Fargo added that most liquidity already clusters around the market open and close, making the idea of stretching trading hours even further counterproductive. — Yun Li, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025

These two effects, together — of galaxies moving with varying speeds through environments of varying densities — make rich galaxy clusters the ideal environments to find galaxies that experience the greatest amounts of stripping from within them. — Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025

The result is expensive accelerators sit idle while CPU clusters max out on tasks other hardware could complete far faster. — Jg Chirapurath, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025

Mold will appear fuzzy or thick, does not wipe away cleanly, and often clusters near the stem where the grapes are connected. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2025