CLUSTERS Synonyms: 150 Similar and Opposite Words

clusters 1 of 2

noun

plural of cluster

as in batches

a number of things considered as a unit a cluster of stars in the southern sky

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as in groupings

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit a small cluster of reporters waited by the courthouse door

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clusters

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verb

present tense third-person singular of cluster

as in converges

to come together into one body or place the mice clustered together into a small burrow

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as in huddles

to gather into a closely packed group all the cottages are clustered on one end of the lake

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Recent Examples of clusters

Noun

Even if that worked for Palm Beach County, there are no similar millionaire clusters in poor counties to pick up the slack. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026 What grabbed my attention were the intriguing, foot-long violet flower clusters known as panicles hanging amidst the slender, dark green leaves. —

Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 4 June 2026 Such black holes would be extremely hard to spot and thus might account for some or all of the universe’s dark matter—an invisible, lightless something that seems to act like gravitational glue, binding together galaxies and galaxy clusters. —

Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 4 June 2026 Centro Histórico is considered the best neighborhood for historic stalls and variety, but great options can be found all over the city, especially in clusters near transportation hubs and office buildings. —

Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026 Over 10 years ago, fans from Argentina set up clusters of tents to camp for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. —

Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026 Hydrangeas add gorgeous flowers to your garden in clusters that can last for up to two months. —

Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2026 Future work will test a broader range of cloud structures and shockwave conditions, which could clarify why hub-filament systems vary across the Milky Way and offer new insight into the formation of massive stars and stellar clusters. —

Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 June 2026 The company has benefited from the buildout of AI infrastructure as data centers demand greater networking capacity to move information between increasingly powerful computing clusters. —

Yun Li, CNBC, 30 May 2026

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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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clusters

Noun

Working in batches if necessary, cook the chicken (with the marinade still on it) until deeply caramelized on the outside, the chicken releases from the pan and its juices run clear, 4 to 6 minutes per side.

— Emily Weinstein, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
Its buffet presentation is worthy of a magazine photo shoot, and the manakish is baked fresh, with new batches coming out every few minutes (act fast because the slices go quickly).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026