Synonyms of clutches

clutches 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of clutch

1

as in clusters

a number of things considered as a unit

a clutch of medals adorned the general's chest

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• items
• units
• entities
• singles

• items
• units
• entities
• singles

2

as in groups

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit

a clutch of people traveling together

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individuals
• singles

• individuals
• singles

clutches

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noun (2)

plural of clutch

1

as in crises

a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action

a football quarterback who always comes through in the clutch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crises
• heads
• crossroads
• extremities
• situations
• flash points
• emergencies
• exigencies
• boiling points
• predicaments
• junctures
• tinderboxes
• breaking points
• crunches
• crunch times
• possibilities
• Dunkirks
• zero hours
• conjunctures
• points of no return
• corners
• conditions
• climaxes
• scrapes
• straits
• passes
• milestones
• moments of truth
• jams
• contingencies
• hot waters
• pinches
• turning points
• happenings
• spots
• deadlocks
• holes
• fixes
• landmarks
• last ditches
• impasses
• stalemates
• last minutes
• eleventh hours

2

as in powers

the right or means to command or control others

a nation no longer living in the clutch of a cruel tyrant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• powers
• controls
• dominions
• sways
• reigns
• grips
• arms
• reins
• authorities
• commands
• death grips
• jurisdictions
• holds
• sovereignties
• influences
• privileges
• pulls
• dominances
• voices
• managements
• clouts
• supremacies
• weights
• masteries
• rights
• leverages
• prerogatives
• imperiums
• directions
• predominances
• sovranties
• importances
• eminences
• moments

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• impotences
• impotencies
• weaknesses

• impotences
• impotencies
• weaknesses

clutches

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verb

present tense third-person singular of clutch

as in grips

to have or keep in one's hands

he clutched the eggs carefully so he wouldn't drop them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grips
• clenches
• holds
• grabs
• cradles
• carries
• traps
• bags
• snares
• snatches
• clings (to)
• grasps
• clasps
• collars
• fingers
• takes
• lands
• hooks
• paws
• handles
• grapples
• captures
• nails
• seizes
• feels
• hugs
• corrals
• hangs on to
• holds on to
• catches
• nabs
• latches (on or onto)
• embraces
• bears
• snaps (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hands
• drops
• gives
• unclasps
• renders
• releases
• relinquishes
• delivers
• yields
• unhands
• hands out
• cedes
• hands over
• turns over
• gives up

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• hands
• drops
• gives
• unclasps
• renders
• releases
• relinquishes
• delivers
• yields
• unhands
• hands out
• cedes
• hands over
• turns over
• gives up

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