Synonyms of lumps

lumps 1 of 2

noun

plural of lump

1

as in chunks

a small uneven mass

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chunks
• clumps
• hunks
• wads
• globs
• blobs
• pieces
• gobs
• clods
• knobs
• clots
• dollops
• beads
• nuggets
• nubs
• gobbets
• globules
• drops
• particles
• patches
• bits
• nubbles
• chips
• portions
• granules
• crumbs
• blocks
• scraps
• bodies
• bulks
• morsels
• nubbins

2

as in swellings

a small rounded mass of swollen tissue

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swellings
• bumps
• nodules
• bruises
• nodes
• tumors
• growths
• knots
• warts
• blisters
• welts
• humps
• clumps
• contusions
• chunks
• boils
• hunches
• blobs
• hunks
• gobs
• knobs
• clods
• wads
• nubs
• nuggets
• gobbets
• nubbles

3

as in tumors

an abnormal mass of tissue

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tumors
• cysts
• growths
• neoplasms
• excrescences
• carcinomas
• malignancies
• polyps
• excrescencies
• warts
• tubercles
• melanomas
• lymphomas
• outgrowths
• cancers

4

as in defeats

failure to win a contest

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defeats
• beatings
• losses
• setbacks
• trimmings
• lickings
• whippings
• routs
• failures
• drubbings
• overthrows
• plasterings
• upsets
• shellackings
• collapses
• flops
• washouts
• fiascoes
• shutouts
• debacles
• fizzles
• lurches
• nonsuccesses
• whitewashes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• victories
• successes
• wins
• triumphs
• accomplishments
• achievements
• sweeps
• landslides
• runaways
• blowouts
• cakewalks
• romps
• walkovers
• walkaways

5

as in idiots

a stupid person

gazed disgustedly at the lump her daughter had married

Synonyms & Similar Words

• idiots
• morons
• stupids
• dummies
• losers
• lunatics
• mutts
• fools
• dips
• prats
• pinheads
• noddies
• clunks
• donkeys
• blockheads
• jerks
• noodles
• clots
• dunces
• imbeciles
• stupes
• hardheads
• knuckleheads
• dopes
• nuts
• dolts
• goofs
• goons
• turkeys
• ignoramuses
• boneheads
• hammerheads
• stocks
• dullards
• ganders
• deadheads
• numskulls
• golems
• geese
• nits
• clucks
• dumbbells
• dunderheads
• lunkheads
• ninnies
• fatheads
• dumb clucks
• oafs
• sapheads
• yahoos
• loggerheads
• chuckleheads
• cretins
• clowns
• dimwits
• bubbleheads
• loons
• dim bulbs
• simpletons
• airheads
• cuddies
• meatheads
• dorks
• schlubs
• jackasses
• villains
• nincompoops
• momes
• schnooks
• ratbags
• chowderheads
• boobies
• thickheads
• doofuses
• nimrods
• clodpolls
• dodoes
• nitwits
• woodenheads
• dumbheads
• dum-dums
• birdbrains
• know-nothings
• lamebrains
• snakes
• buffoons
• half-wits
• ninnyhammers
• mugs
• skunks
• yo-yos
• loonies
• dummkopfs
• madmen
• creeps
• beasts
• zanies
• heels
• gawks
• stinkers
• curs
• scatterbrains
• boors
• cads
• churls
• featherbrains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brains
• intellectuals
• geniuses
• thinkers
• intellects
• sages
• wizards
• whizzes
• Renaissance men
• polymaths
• sharpies

6

as in hulks

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

• hulks
• losers
• idiots
• clods
• morons
• mutts
• villains
• nuts
• clowns
• geese
• snakes
• brutes
• turkeys
• lugs
• lunatics
• beasts
• creeps
• gawks
• skunks
• palookas
• heels
• louts
• stupids
• clodhoppers
• oafs
• lubbers
• Neanderthals
• dummies
• fools
• stocks
• dips
• chumps
• prats
• blunderers
• donkeys
• pinheads
• boobies
• noddies
• clunks
• blockheads
• clots
• noodles
• slouches
• dunces
• imbeciles
• stupes
• hardheads
• knuckleheads
• dopes
• louses
• stinkers
• dolts
• goofs
• goons
• nits
• rogues
• ignoramuses
• boneheads
• hammerheads
• dullards
• ganders
• galoots
• deadheads
• numskulls
• yahoos
• golems
• clucks
• dumbbells
• simps
• dunderheads
• schlemiels
• lunkheads
• ninnies
• curs
• fatheads
• sapheads
• loggerheads
• chuckleheads
• anthropoids
• boors
• dimwits
• bubbleheads
• cads
• dim bulbs
• loons
• simpletons
• airheads
• loonies
• meatheads
• dorks
• schlubs
• mugs
• cretins
• apes
• madmen
• jackasses
• churls
• nincompoops
• momes
• schnooks
• ratbags
• chowderheads
• cuddies
• thickheads
• tykes
• doofuses
• rascals
• nimrods
• clodpolls
• scamps
• dodoes
• nitwits
• woodenheads
• dumbheads
• dum-dums
• scatterbrains
• birdbrains
• know-nothings
• lamebrains
• half-wits
• ninnyhammers
• yo-yos
• dummkopfs
• featherbrains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brains
• intellectuals
• thinkers
• sages
• geniuses
• wizards
• whizzes
• brainiacs

lumps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of lump

1

as in collects

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

• collects
• assembles
• groups
• gathers
• accumulates
• amasses
• corrals
• garners
• packs
• constellates
• piles
• balls
• bulks (up)
• rounds up
• joins
• gets together
• concentrates
• congregates
• clusters
• combines
• stacks
• batches
• picks up
• bunches
• huddles
• heaps
• rallies
• links
• herds
• bands
• flocks
• pools
• musters
• swarms
• unites
• brigades
• organizes
• compiles
• hives
• raises
• throngs
• merges
• arranges
• connects
• presses
• archives
• systematizes
• regroups
• collates
• scrapes (up or together)
• regathers
• re-collects

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scatters
• dissolves
• disperses
• dissipates
• dispels
• separates
• disintegrates
• breaks up
• splits (up)
• sends
• severs
• dismisses
• disbands

2

as in shuffles

to move heavily or clumsily

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shuffles
• clumps
• stumbles
• stomps
• barges
• sloughs
• pounds
• stumps
• stamps
• scuffs
• shambles
• lurches
• tramps
• flounders
• hauls
• weaves
• trudges
• galumphs
• drags
• scuffles
• lumbers
• plods
• slogs
• flogs
• flops
• staggers
• sways
• waddles
• tromps
• blunders
• reels
• wobbles
• totters
• dodders
• teeters
• careens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slides
• glides
• waltzes
• floats
• whisks
• drifts
• hangs
• coasts
• hovers
• breezes
• wafts
• poises

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lumps

Noun

Ganglion cysts are noncancerous lumps at the hand and wrist that contain a clear, gel-like liquid, per the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026

Scatter lumps of the reserved crust pieces across the top of the bars. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 July 2026

Pushing the pudding through a strainer will catch any lumps and cooked bits of egg, ensuring a smooth and velvety finished result. — Martha Stewart, 17 July 2026

Far from lumps of rock, the trojans, along with DJ and Dinkinesh (which is the Ethiopian name for the Lucy fossil), are windows into the past, and the storytellers of the Earth's most ancient history. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 June 2026

Lenders will take the keys and private equity will take its lumps, as designed. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 18 June 2026

The American Breast Cancer Foundation urged men to be aware of any changes in their chest area, including nipple pain, lumps and swelling in the breast or underarm. — Doha Madani, NBC news, 10 June 2026

The question becomes whether the Blues want to bring in a reinforcement now or let their recent high draft picks take their lumps. — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 26 May 2026

This fermentation process separates the milk into curds (the thicker lumps of cheese) and whey (the liquid portion). — Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 24 May 2026

Verb

Critics also say Horvath lumps together different types of ed tech and doesn’t grapple with research that supports moderate use of computers in school. — Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 31 May 2026

Most lumps such as these are noncancerous lipomas, or fatty tumors, and a decision on whether to remove them is based on whether the lumps interfere with movements or threaten other issues. — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026

Advertisement Breaking it down Artificial intelligence is an umbrella-term for several different technologies, from autonomous vehicles to chatbots—and the database lumps these together without a comprehensive structure. — Harry Booth, Time, 19 Jan. 2026