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

2 of 2

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

Wire cables, arranged in clusters across a gallery floor, conjure tufts of grass. — Carolina A. Miranda, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026

Cut the clusters in half on an angle and add to shallot mixture (don’t stir). — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

This may have led to delays in correctly identifying clusters of illness as Ebola, as AP reports that experts believe the virus may have been spreading undetected as early as February. — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

The Georgia Tech biologist works with treelike clusters of genetically identical yeast cells that remain stuck together after cell division. — Carrie Arnold contributing, Quanta Magazine, 2 Sep. 2026

Anyone with even the mildest case of trypophobia—the sense of revulsion from tiny clusters and holes—should avert their eyes. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026

Metalpoint is delicate by comparison with ink, almost weblike; but in both cases, the drawings are unraveling clusters and skeins, with passages both tight and loose. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

The lightning strikes in Margate and Boynton Beach accompanied numerous clusters of thunderstorms in the area and across most of southeast Florida that afternoon, according to AccuWeather. — David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

Roman will map the distribution of galaxies and galaxy clusters across the cosmos, looking for the signature gravitational effects of dark matter. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 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