Synonyms of lumping

lumping

verb

present participle of lump

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collecting
• assembling
• gathering
• grouping
• corralling
• accumulating
• amassing
• combining
• garnering
• joining
• packing
• concentrating
• congregating
• uniting
• piling
• getting together
• bulking (up)
• constellating
• stacking
• organizing
• rounding up
• merging
• linking
• arranging
• balling
• raising
• picking up
• compiling
• huddling
• connecting
• bunching
• heaping
• clustering
• pooling
• batching
• rallying
• mustering
• herding
• swarming
• banding
• flocking
• collating
• systematizing
• regrouping
• pressing
• thronging
• hiving
• archiving
• brigading
• scraping (up or together)
• re-collecting
• regathering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dispersing
• separating
• scattering
• dissipating
• dissolving
• sending
• dismissing
• splitting (up)
• disintegrating
• dispelling
• severing
• breaking up
• disbanding

2

as in shuffling

to move heavily or clumsily

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shuffling
• stomping
• stumbling
• barging
• clumping
• hauling
• dragging
• sloughing
• weaving
• stamping
• lurching
• trudging
• floundering
• stumping
• pounding
• shambling
• scuffling
• tramping
• lumbering
• scuffing
• plodding
• staggering
• galumphing
• slogging
• flogging
• flopping
• swaying
• blundering
• tromping
• reeling
• waddling
• tottering
• careening
• wobbling
• teetering
• doddering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sliding
• gliding
• coasting
• whisking
• floating
• hanging
• drifting
• waltzing
• hovering
• breezing
• wafting
• poising

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lumping

The results will help segment POTS patients into more granular cohorts based on the source of their symptoms, rather than lumping them all together as Simo says the medical industry often does today. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

There were some who diminished the novels, lumping them with the frothy stories of such bestselling contemporaries as Danielle Steel or Judith Krantz. — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026

DeSantis has targeted Democrats for defeat by lumping parts of deep-blue Broward with red pockets in adjoining counties that have nothing in common with cities such as Plantation, Sunrise and Weston. — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 2 May 2026

The Mummy is set up with the grace of Boris Karloff lumping around the catacombs. — Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026

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

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