1
as in assembled
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
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in shuffled
to move heavily or clumsily
while I was on crutches, I was lumping about the house like an elephant
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of lumped
The Crisis Alternative Response Evanston, or CARE, team responds to calls that, before July 2024, would have been lumped into police calls.
—
Megan De Mar, CBS News, 9 June 2026
And when lumped in with the overall textile stream, global recycling for footwear remains below 1 percent.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
Which means a licensed clinical social worker with a decade of clinical experience, training in ethics and boundaries, and the ability to recognize a client in crisis gets lumped into the same category as someone who completed a weekend online certification.
—Megan Bruneau, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Shares climbed almost 12% over the five-day stretch as Wall Street analysts issued bullish calls and the market continued to come around to our idea that cybersecurity names are not threatened by AI adoption and should not be lumped in with general-purpose enterprise software stocks.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 May 2026
Polis even name-checked the program and Colorado’s best-in-the-nation childhood poverty rate in his final State of the State address — albeit, lumped in with a celebration of cuts to property taxes and income taxes.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
And a reshaped district in parts of western Virginia would have lumped together three Democratic-leaning college towns to offset other Republican voters.
—David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Whereas previous research lumped these traits together, the latest sought to break them into distinct pathways that guide individuals towards a career or vocation.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
Mills pushed back on being lumped in with Swalwell and Gonzales.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2026
Megan De Mar, CBS News, 9 June 2026
And when lumped in with the overall textile stream, global recycling for footwear remains below 1 percent.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
Which means a licensed clinical social worker with a decade of clinical experience, training in ethics and boundaries, and the ability to recognize a client in crisis gets lumped into the same category as someone who completed a weekend online certification.
—Megan Bruneau, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Shares climbed almost 12% over the five-day stretch as Wall Street analysts issued bullish calls and the market continued to come around to our idea that cybersecurity names are not threatened by AI adoption and should not be lumped in with general-purpose enterprise software stocks.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 May 2026
Polis even name-checked the program and Colorado’s best-in-the-nation childhood poverty rate in his final State of the State address — albeit, lumped in with a celebration of cuts to property taxes and income taxes.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
And a reshaped district in parts of western Virginia would have lumped together three Democratic-leaning college towns to offset other Republican voters.
—David A. Lieb, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Whereas previous research lumped these traits together, the latest sought to break them into distinct pathways that guide individuals towards a career or vocation.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
Mills pushed back on being lumped in with Swalwell and Gonzales.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lumped
Verb
-
Across a 90-foot wall at the Orlando Museum of Art, Tommerup assembled three monumental pyramids built from canvases dragged through the ocean and Biscayne Bay, dried in flowering trees and tossed from rooftops at dusk, surrendering part of the creative process to nature itself.—
Michelle F. Solomon,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
-
Those same instincts run through Dirty Blonde, an album that feels less engineered and more lived-in—shaped in real time rather than assembled from above.—
Desjah Altvater,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Verb
-
But remember, most airlines continue to assign seats throughout the check-in process, and seats might be shuffled by gate agents to accommodate families and other travelers who need special attention.—
Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
-
While many of the brand’s lifestyle models are frequently shuffled in and out of production, the 9060 has held on as a staple of the brand’s lineup nearly four years after its retail debut.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
Verb
-
As detailed in the museum’s current exhibition on The Beautiful Game and described by Naylor, soldiers put arms aside, exchanged gifts, collected their dead, sang Christmas songs together and played soccer with each other.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
-
The group is currently reviewing data collected by sensors placed in dozens of homes in neighborhoods such as Overtown, Little Haiti, and Liberty City.—
Manuel Bojorquez,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
Verb
-
The emphasis on winning to keep kids signed up and continue making money has stomped creativity out of American players, who are encouraged to play safely to ensure results instead of developing a players’ feel for the game.—
Andy Yamashita,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2026
-
Evidence presented at trial showed Wallace threw the victim to the ground, repeatedly punched and stomped him, and searched his pockets before taking his wallet and other belongings, the DA’s office said.—
Bay City News Service,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
Verb
-
As national movements for racial justice gathered momentum a decade ago, students on campuses were also becoming more aware and outspoken about racial harms.—
Ingrid A. Nelson,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
-
The airy confines of the stately home where Allied commanders are gathered provide both the grandeur and the contrast to the minutiae inked out on vast maps in the small hours of the night.—
Daniel Jonah Wolpert,
NPR,
29 May 2026
Verb
-
Weiss, best known for her work as an opinion journalist and the launch of her site The Free Press, has stumbled in her new role in large part due to a lack of experience with TV operations.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
9 June 2026
-
In the fall of 1995, hunters stumbled on Josette’s bones in the woods near rural Carmel, an hour north of the Bronx.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026
Verb
-
Here is where those rooms are, grouped by the asset class each one serves, with every date checked against the organizer.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
-
The women who flocked to Jung are sometimes grouped together condescendingly as Jungfrauen (Jung women), and in some ways Fröbe-Kapteyn might fall into this category of groupies.—
Eliza Goodpasture,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
Verb
-
On the other end, Wembanyama contested a Jalen Brunson jumper and corralled the rebound off the miss.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2026
-
Towns corralled the rebound and hit a layup.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Lumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lumped. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
