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

The trajectories separated into four distinct clusters corresponding to rest, meditation, music, and the movie. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026

The company also has an edge on its peers because of its ability to improve the performance of GPU clusters, which should give its stock an additional boost, per Mohan. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Education is worth belaboring because clusters of high-performing colleges and universities are correlated to powering economic growth. — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

The clusters of leaning stone pillars are estimated to predate the rise of ancient Egypt by a thousand years. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026

The structure’s 27 gleaming marble petals rise in clusters of three to form nine sides, creating a perfectly symmetrical bloom that appears to float above a series of nine reflecting pools. — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026

The new facility in the Kendall Square area — which is one of the densest biotech clusters in the world, with hundreds of small and large biopharma companies present — covers 570,000 square feet of lab and office space over 18 stories. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026

The Beehive is one of the brightest and finest open star clusters, located in the middle of the faintest of the zodiacal constellations, Cancer the Crab. — Joe Rao, Space.com, 4 Oct. 2026

Using data from powerful telescopes, the show will send you zooming through space with images of star clusters, black holes and much more. — Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 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