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

In 2024, a group of scientists reported that lumps of metal on the Pacific seafloor—which happened to be the target of seabed-mining operations—seemed to be producing dark oxygen. — James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026

Battered metal is as crucial to his kit as conventional drum sounds, and even his tonal elements feel as malleable as wrung-out sponges or wet lumps of clay. — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026

This uses information from other Mercedes vehicles driving ahead, sent through the Cloud, to adjust the suspension to better absorb lumps and bumps. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 29 July 2026

Possible symptoms of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) include new breast lumps, skin dryness or dimpling, and nipple changes. — Carrie Madormo, Health, 27 July 2026

The lumps form on areas of skin that get a lot of sun exposure. — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

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

Verb

The current poll lumps together social media and messaging apps and digs into the reasons folks might quit. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026

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