Synonyms of huddled

huddled

verb

past tense of huddle

1

as in piled

to gather into a closely packed group

the puppies huddled together to keep warm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• piled
• crowded
• swarmed
• assembled
• clustered
• surrounded
• bunched
• flocked
• hugged
• pressed
• converged
• thronged
• herded
• congregated
• concentrated
• convened
• collected
• encircled
• mobbed
• forgathered
• conglomerated
• concentered
• embraced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dispersed
• split (up)
• broke up
• disbanded

2

as in crouched

to lie low with the limbs close to the body

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crouched
• hunched
• squatted
• couched
• scrunched
• hunkered (down)
• curled up
• squinched

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of huddled

The seats were filled with families and friends all huddled underneath the shade of umbrellas to enjoy an afternoon ice cream. — Hali Smith august 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Aug. 2026

Camp David is also where Carter huddled in 1979 with representatives of a cross-section of American society. — ABC News, 31 July 2026

In Rochdale, a former factory town huddled to the north of Manchester, tolerance for politicians is low. — Katie Marie Davies, Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2026

Four years earlier, driving cross-country, our family had spent an unseasonably cold summer night at an Under Canvas site near Yellowstone, huddled in a king-size bed while a wood-burning stove crackled in the corner. — Dinaw Mengestu, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2026

So many of the crew members made the trek to Altadena that night and huddled off camera to watch Prince perform. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026

All around him, young men and women huddled together, warming their cold hands on hot coffee cups. — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026

Homes, a church and a convent collapsed or were badly damaged, as families in the agricultural community of Chongo Bajo huddled outside under blankets surrounded by rubble. — Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

One year and two days after Walker started his program in Springfield, the Cardinals huddled in the visiting clubhouse at Wrigley Field on July 4. — Katie Woo, New York Times, 15 July 2026