HUDDLES Synonyms: 164 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of huddle

as in meetings

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

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as in clusters

a number of things considered as a unit saw a huddle of tents that turned out to be a Scout encampment

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as in groups

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit in the lobby during intermission huddles of theatergoers were excitedly discussing the play

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huddles

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verb

present tense third-person singular of huddle

as in piles

to gather into a closely packed group the puppies huddled together to keep warm

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as in crouches

to lie low with the limbs close to the body huddled under her bed during a game of hide-and-seek

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Recent Examples of huddles

Noun

His huddles at times resemble a family Sunday supper after the conversation turns to politics – everyone yelling, nobody listening, Izzo’s face reddening and a whiteboard left broken, the innocent victim of all the arguing (though they are rumored to be pre-cut to avoid splintering). —

Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026 Baker-Mazara continued to walk to team huddles with a limp during timeouts but never re-entered the game. —

Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 3 Mar. 2026 The head coach obviously has to lead, but a team needs other leaders, too — a coach on the floor, a voice in the non-coaching huddles. —

Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2026 Along with pre-match huddles and post-match laps of appreciation, those moments are how City are trying to build bonds in their new-look team. —

Sam Lee, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026 By sticking around, the 30-year-old was able to begin his rehab process with Denver’s training staff while also mentoring his young teammates in huddles and film sessions. —

Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026 As the buzzer sounded signaling the end of the third quarter, both teams went to their respective huddles in a tight game. —

Dan Rios, Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026 The revelers run from one to the next, the huddles getting closer as the packs get larger. —

Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025 And yet here was McCallum spending a season in coaches meetings, team bus rides and player huddles. —

Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025

Verb

The boiler is broken, so Kuhner huddles by a small space heater in his office in the winter. —

Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026 Tinos huddles close to its much more popular cousin, Mykonos, just a 20-minute ferry ride away. —

Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026 The couple huddles around a gas heater inside their home with their daughter and 4-year-old granddaughter to try and stay warm. —

Kati Weis, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026 Back at the castle, where the only thing haunting them is the ghosts of slain reality stars, everybody huddles to try to figure out whether to go for Ron or Colton. —

Tom Smyth, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026 After almost every jump, Gu huddles with her mother and confidante, Yan, to review footage Yan recorded on her phone. —

Sean Gregory, Time, 22 Jan. 2026 While most of the country huddles indoors against the winter chill, the City by the Bay hums with a unique energy—born from its legacy as one of the world’s true cultural capitals. —

Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026 While the team occasionally huddles, Rivers usually calls plays from the sideline. —

Sam Jane, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025 In the series finale's last moments, the whole family huddles together at Claire and Phil's house to take one more group selfie. —

Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Nov. 2025

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Noun

Jason Goldman, a onetime Google and Twitter executive, has helped to guide his explorations, joining him in meetings with Silicon Valley specialists and Biden-era federal employees.

— Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Cook County Public Guardian Charles Golbert, whose staff oversees the cases of more than 600 adults under guardianship and has helped champion the bill, said face-to-face meetings are standard practice in his office prior to appointment and are crucial to properly assessing the person’s needs.

— Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026