Synonyms of lump

lump 1 of 3

noun

ˈləmp 

1

as in chunk

a small uneven mass

she dumped a lump of clay on the table and started to sculpt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chunk
• clump
• hunk
• wad
• glob
• blob
• gob
• piece
• dollop
• knob
• nub
• clod
• clot
• gobbet
• nugget
• bead
• nubble
• globule
• drop
• bit
• patch
• portion
• particle
• bulk
• block
• scrap
• chip
• body
• granule
• crumb
• morsel
• nubbin

2

as in swelling

a small rounded mass of swollen tissue

I got a good-sized lump on my head from that fall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swelling
• nodule
• bump
• bruise
• node
• tumor
• knot
• wart
• blister
• welt
• growth
• chunk
• clump
• hunch
• contusion
• boil
• blob
• hump
• hunk
• gob
• knob
• nub
• wad
• gobbet
• clod
• nugget
• nubble

3

as in tumor

an abnormal mass of tissue

advised by her doctor to examine her breasts regularly for unusual lumps

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tumor
• cyst
• neoplasm
• carcinoma
• excrescence
• growth
• polyp
• malignancy
• excrescency
• melanoma
• lymphoma
• cancer
• wart
• tubercle
• outgrowth

4

as in defeat

failure to win a contest

you can't win all the time, so learn to take your lumps in stride

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defeat
• beating
• loss
• setback
• whipping
• trimming
• licking
• plastering
• overthrow
• rout
• failure
• upset
• drubbing
• collapse
• trouncing
• flop
• shellacking
• lurch
• fiasco
• washout
• debacle
• whitewash
• fizzle
• shutout
• nonsuccess
• débâcle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• success
• victory
• triumph
• win
• achievement
• accomplishment
• sweep
• runaway
• landslide
• blowout
• romp
• cakewalk
• walkaway
• walkover

5

as in idiot

a stupid person

gazed disgustedly at the lump her daughter had married

Synonyms & Similar Words

• idiot
• moron
• stupid
• dummy
• loser
• prat
• mutt
• pinhead
• lunatic
• natural
• blockhead
• dip
• clunk
• ignoramus
• jerk
• turkey
• fool
• noodle
• donkey
• dumbbell
• golem
• hammerhead
• know-nothing
• dunce
• dolt
• dumb cluck
• stupe
• imbecile
• goose
• numbskull
• dullard
• cluck
• clot
• bonehead
• lunkhead
• numskull
• saphead
• dunderhead
• loggerhead
• knucklehead
• clodpole
• dim bulb
• goon
• gander
• goof
• noddy
• oaf
• dope
• hardhead
• deadhead
• cretin
• bubblehead
• fathead
• meathead
• stock
• nit
• dimwit
• dumbhead
• airhead
• simpleton
• clown
• dork
• ninny
• loon
• chowderhead
• ratbag
• villain
• doofus
• yahoo
• schnook
• chucklehead
• mome
• jackass
• cuddy
• dodo
• dum-dum
• dummkopf
• cuddie
• thickhead
• woodenhead
• clodpoll
• ninnyhammer
• shlub
• nincompoop
• schlub
• booby
• nitwit
• birdbrain
• nimrod
• lamebrain
• snake
• skunk
• mug
• half-wit
• nut
• loony
• yo-yo
• buffoon
• creep
• madman
• heel
• beast
• cur
• gawk
• stinker
• zany
• featherbrain
• scatterbrain
• cad
• boor
• churl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brain
• genius
• intellect
• sage
• intellectual
• thinker
• wizard
• whiz
• Renaissance man
• polymath
• sharpy
• sharpie

6

as in hulk

a big clumsy often slow-witted person

standing next to those ballet dancers, with their graceful way of moving, I felt like a lump

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hulk
• loser
• goose
• idiot
• mutt
• snake
• moron
• lug
• clod
• turkey
• villain
• stupid
• clown
• creep
• brute
• skunk
• beast
• gawk
• heel
• lunatic
• oaf
• lout
• palooka
• Neanderthal
• dummy
• looney
• clodhopper
• lubber
• prat
• chump
• natural
• fool
• nut
• stock
• pinhead
• dip
• blunderer
• donkey
• blockhead
• tike
• clunk
• ignoramus
• shlemiel
• slouch
• noodle
• dumbbell
• golem
• hammerhead
• cur
• rogue
• know-nothing
• dunce
• dolt
• booby
• stinker
• imbecile
• stupe
• louse
• schlemiel
• numbskull
• dullard
• cluck
• bonehead
• lunkhead
• clot
• numskull
• saphead
• nit
• dunderhead
• galoot
• loggerhead
• knucklehead
• dim bulb
• clodpole
• gander
• goon
• goof
• dope
• noddy
• yahoo
• hardhead
• deadhead
• bubblehead
• cad
• fathead
• anthropoid
• meathead
• dimwit
• dumbhead
• ape
• airhead
• simpleton
• dork
• ninny
• loon
• boor
• loony
• simp
• chowderhead
• cretin
• ratbag
• doofus
• mug
• schnook
• chucklehead
• mome
• jackass
• cuddy
• dodo
• dummkopf
• cuddie
• thickhead
• woodenhead
• tyke
• clodpoll
• madman
• churl
• featherbrain
• ninnyhammer
• shlub
• nincompoop
• schlub
• rascal
• nitwit
• scatterbrain
• dum-dum
• birdbrain
• nimrod
• lamebrain
• scamp
• half-wit
• yo-yo

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brain
• sage
• genius
• intellectual
• thinker
• wizard
• whiz
• brainiac

lump

2 of 3

verb

1

as in to collect

to bring together in one body or place

when we lumped all of our pocket change together, we found that we had just enough a buy a carton of ice cream

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collect
• assemble
• gather
• accumulate
• group
• amass
• corral
• garner
• pack
• join
• bulk (up)
• round up
• concentrate
• get together
• combine
• congregate
• pile
• constellate
• ball
• heap
• batch
• pick up
• bunch
• stack
• unite
• cluster
• organize
• raise
• merge
• flock
• huddle
• arrange
• herd
• band
• rally
• swarm
• muster
• compile
• connect
• link
• throng
• pool
• press
• hive
• brigade
• collate
• systematize
• archive
• scrape (up or together)
• regroup
• re-collect
• regather

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scatter
• separate
• disperse
• dispel
• dissolve
• dissipate
• split (up)
• send
• break up
• sever
• dismiss
• disintegrate
• disband

2

as in to shuffle

to move heavily or clumsily

while I was on crutches, I was lumping about the house like an elephant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shuffle
• stomp
• stumble
• clump
• slough
• barge
• stump
• haul
• stamp
• lurch
• pound
• flounder
• weave
• drag
• tramp
• trudge
• shamble
• lumber
• scuffle
• scuff
• galumph
• plod
• slog
• flog
• stagger
• flop
• sway
• tromp
• waddle
• reel
• blunder
• wabble
• totter
• dodder
• wobble
• careen
• teeter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coast
• slide
• breeze
• whisk
• glide
• float
• hang
• drift
• waltz
• hover
• waft
• poise

lump

3 of 3

adjective

as in total

Synonyms & Similar Words

• total
• utter
• whole
• all
• complete
• unqualified
• full
• concentrated
• absolute
• unadulterated
• unalloyed
• undivided
• entire
• thorough
• focused
• exclusive
• focussed
• teetotal
• integral
• perfect
• intact
• unbroken
• comprehensive

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• divided
• scattered
• diffuse
• partial
• incomplete
• deficient
• fragmentary
• halfway
• fragmental

Examples of lump in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

As a breast imaging specialist, Chen uses ultrasounds to focus on a specific area of concern and to determine if a lump is a benign cyst or a solid mass that requires further investigation. —Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 12 Sep. 2024

Ditto the prime rib of beef, the linguine with clams and the jumbo lump crab cake. —Steve Forbes, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024

Verb

For much of the history of paleontology, researchers have debated whether certain species should be lumped together or split apart, according to their own readings of incomplete and contestable fossils. —Asher Elbein, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2024

Advocates for the disabled say far too many were lumped into the wrong Medicaid categories, were dropped with little notice and didn’t receive timely help when they were disenrolled. —Jason Kane, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2024

Adjective

States under the total lump sum block-grant model would be required to keep health service spending at a level of at least 80% of the target. —Stephanie Armour, WSJ, 30 Jan. 2020

Under the wages provision in the new contract, a firefighter who has been on the force for five years, earning $57,900, would get a 5 percent lump sum payment of $2,895. —Joshua Fechter, ExpressNews.com, 24 Jan. 2020

Phrases Containing lump

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