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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brain
• genius
• intellect
• sage
• intellectual
• thinker
• wizard
• whiz
• Renaissance man
• polymath
• 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
• turkey
• moron
• lug
• clod
• villain
• stupid
• creep
• clown
• brute
• skunk
• gawk
• beast
• heel
• oaf
• lout
• palooka
• Neanderthal
• dummy
• clodhopper
• lubber
• fool
• prat
• nut
• chump
• stock
• dip
• pinhead
• blunderer
• donkey
• blockhead
• clunk
• ignoramus
• slouch
• noodle
• dumbbell
• rogue
• golem
• hammerhead
• cur
• know-nothing
• dunce
• dolt
• booby
• stinker
• imbecile
• stupe
• louse
• schlemiel
• dullard
• cluck
• bonehead
• lunkhead
• clot
• nit
• numskull
• saphead
• dunderhead
• galoot
• loggerhead
• knucklehead
• dim bulb
• gander
• goon
• yahoo
• goof
• dope
• noddy
• hardhead
• deadhead
• cad
• bubblehead
• fathead
• anthropoid
• meathead
• dimwit
• dumbhead
• ape
• airhead
• simpleton
• dork
• ninny
• loon
• mug
• boor
• simp
• loony
• chowderhead
• cretin
• ratbag
• doofus
• schnook
• chucklehead
• mome
• jackass
• cuddy
• dodo
• dummkopf
• thickhead
• woodenhead
• tyke
• clodpoll
• madman
• churl
• featherbrain
• ninnyhammer
• 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
• stamp
• haul
• lurch
• pound
• flounder
• weave
• drag
• tramp
• trudge
• lumber
• scuffle
• scuff
• galumph
• shamble
• plod
• slog
• flog
• stagger
• flop
• sway
• tromp
• waddle
• reel
• blunder
• 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

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lump

Noun

Through two weeks of the Dallas Cowboys’ season, there are some lumps that the team’s defense has taken that have been reminiscent of the last two porous efforts on that side of the ball. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026

Court documents obtained by PEOPLE at the time indicated that Riley would pay her grandmother a lump-sum payment of $1 million and up to $400,000 in legal fees and costs. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2026

Verb

One of the two candidates for president, one of the country’s foremost politicians, was expressly lumping together a sizable American ethnic minority with external enemies. — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026

Alcohol, nicotine and caffeine are psychoactive chemicals that can cause varying degrees of problems, but they were never lumped together with heroin. — Jonathan Caulkins, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026

Adjective

This means making sure you get paid for all your unused vacation time or PTO, and, if applicable, understanding the options for your company stock and pension (for example, single life, lump sum, or joint with survivor). — Nathan Bachrach and Amy Wagner, Cincinnati.com, 4 Feb. 2020

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

Phrases Containing lump

• lump (it)