LUMPING Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

lumping

verb

present participle of lump

as in collecting

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

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as in shuffling

to move heavily or clumsily while I was on crutches, I was lumping about the house like an elephant

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Recent Examples of lumping Yes, Dallas and Fort Worth are two very different cities located about 30 miles from each other, but for the purpose of this article, the general lumping together of Dallas-Fort Worth as a metroplex works well, as both cities—along with several suburbs—offer numerous benefits for retirees. —

Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025 Using a single term to cover these heavier-than-helium elements makes some sense because the universe is overwhelmingly made up of the lighter stuff, so lumping everything else into one group makes the math easier. —

Phil Plait, Scientific American, 13 Nov. 2025 The union said Starbucks is unfairly lumping together various economic proposals from the union to arrive at those pay raise figures. —

Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025 Proposition 50 splits it into three, lumping the mostly conservative voters in with more liberal cities and coastal communities. —

Alexei Koseff, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Nov. 2025 The pillows are also resistant to shifting and lumping, so the filling will remain evenly balanced, providing a reliably cozy place to rest your head every night. —

Melody Kazel, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025 Because often what happens is lumping together the perimenopausal experience doesn’t necessarily let someone tell their individualized story, which may different to other conditions. —

Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 15 Oct. 2025 Some researchers argue that UPFs are too broad a category to be useful, lumping together yogurts and whole-grain breads with potato chips and candy. —

William Warr, Time, 15 Sep. 2025 Dave Canales kept saying the Panthers had lost four turnovers, presumably lumping in Andrew Wingard’s would-be pick six with the turnover total. —

Joseph Person, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025

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Gao Jiyang, founder and CEO of embodied AI firm Galaxea, said the challenge has shifted from simply collecting more data to allocating it across modalities in a structured way.

— Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
The Perseverance rover, which is on Mars collecting rock and soil samples, could face spending reductions.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026