Synonyms of huddle

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noun

1

as in meeting

a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose

after an all-night huddle, the state legislature finally approved a budget for the coming year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• meeting
• gathering
• convention
• conclave
• assembly
• conference
• council
• convocation
• synod
• symposium
• get-together
• congress
• workshop
• session
• rally
• caucus
• discussion
• conversation
• clinic
• seminar
• demonstration
• summit
• dialogue
• cabinet
• discourse
• interview
• negotiation
• talk
• forum
• audience
• confab
• roundtable
• palaver
• parley
• round-robin

2

as in cluster

a number of things considered as a unit

saw a huddle of tents that turned out to be a Scout encampment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cluster
• batch
• group
• bunch
• collection
• grouping
• array
• set
• clump
• assemblage
• lot
• package
• clutch
• constellation
• bank
• battery
• suite
• block
• band
• series
• mixture
• assortment
• variety
• muster
• jumble
• clot
• parcel
• the whole kit and caboodle
• knot
• passel
• aggregation
• accumulation
• aggregate
• conglomeration
• suit
• agglomeration
• run
• odds and ends
• miscellany
• sundries
• cycle
• hodgepodge

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unit
• entity
• item
• single

3

as in group

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit

in the lobby during intermission huddles of theatergoers were excitedly discussing the play

Synonyms & Similar Words

• group
• grouping
• batch
• bunch
• cluster
• band
• team
• lot
• crew
• clutch
• platoon
• crop
• gathering
• circle
• party
• collective
• battery
• array
• consort
• body
• organization
• squadron
• battalion
• school
• brigade
• posse
• gang
• constellation
• round
• knot
• congregation
• parcel
• the whole kit and caboodle
• passel
• clique
• assembly
• boodle
• coterie
• clan
• set
• ring
• phalanx
• task force
• guild
• muster
• sect
• league
• faction
• fellowship
• federation
• union
• coalition
• bloc
• confederacy
• alliance
• brood
• outfit
• confederation
• order
• bevy
• covey

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individual
• single

huddle

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verb

ˈhə-dᵊl 

1

as in to crowd

to gather into a closely packed group

the puppies huddled together to keep warm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crowd
• pile
• swarm
• assemble
• flock
• cluster
• bunch
• hug
• press
• converge
• herd
• surround
• throng
• congregate
• concentrate
• convene
• mob
• collect
• conglomerate
• forgather
• encircle
• concenter
• embrace

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• split (up)
• disperse
• break up
• disband

2

as in to crouch

to lie low with the limbs close to the body

huddled under her bed during a game of hide-and-seek

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crouch
• couch
• hunch
• squat
• hunker (down)
• scrunch
• curl up
• squinch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of huddle

Noun

Payton also let Brees call plays on the field when the Saints ran a no-huddle. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Owner Jim Crane spent most of the middle innings in separate huddles with assistant general managers Connor Huff and Gavin Dickey. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Verb

All the leaders were huddled around a television, watching news about the first attack at the World Trade Center. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

Once, the tired, poor and huddled masses from all over the world have helped grow this nation, and our beloved city. — Nancy Hagans, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026