Synonyms of clot

clot 1 of 2

noun

ˈklät 

1

as in cluster

a number of things considered as a unit

a clot of daisies occupied one corner of the flower bed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cluster
• batch
• collection
• array
• clump
• bunch
• constellation
• group
• lot
• assemblage
• grouping
• battery
• bank
• block
• set
• package
• suite
• mixture
• clutch
• band
• assortment
• knot
• series
• variety
• accumulation
• aggregation
• muster
• parcel
• huddle
• aggregate
• jumble
• the whole kit and caboodle
• conglomeration
• passel
• agglomeration
• suit
• hodgepodge
• cycle
• odds and ends
• sundries
• miscellany
• run

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unit
• entity
• item
• single

2

as in clump

a small uneven mass

clots of dirt that were flung up by the horses' hooves

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clump
• chunk
• lump
• wad
• hunk
• glob
• blob
• bead
• clod
• piece
• knob
• gob
• dollop
• nugget
• gobbet
• nub
• particle
• globule
• nubble
• bit
• patch
• drop
• portion
• block
• chip
• body
• bulk
• granule
• scrap
• crumb
• morsel
• nubbin

3

as in moron

British a stupid person

was of the opinion that most of the people running for parliament were clots

Synonyms & Similar Words

• moron
• idiot
• stupid
• dummy
• stupe
• fool
• lump
• pinhead
• numskull
• dip
• noodle
• golem
• imbecile
• loser
• prat
• turkey
• dolt
• deadhead
• donkey
• dope
• mutt
• clunk
• oaf
• knucklehead
• dim bulb
• hammerhead
• bonehead
• goose
• blockhead
• loon
• goon
• dunce
• saphead
• dimwit
• cretin
• dum-dum
• gander
• nincompoop
• goof
• mome
• ignoramus
• know-nothing
• dunderhead
• lunkhead
• cluck
• airhead
• dullard
• nit
• dumbhead
• hardhead
• loggerhead
• yahoo
• ninny
• bubblehead
• dumbbell
• meathead
• jackass
• jerk
• schnook
• fathead
• dummkopf
• stock
• birdbrain
• nitwit
• chucklehead
• simpleton
• clodpoll
• dumb cluck
• dork
• ninnyhammer
• ratbag
• dodo
• half-wit
• clown
• doofus
• cuddy
• chowderhead
• woodenhead
• noddy
• villain
• nimrod
• schlub
• thickhead
• booby
• madman
• lamebrain
• skunk
• buffoon
• snake
• yo-yo
• nut
• heel
• mug
• creep
• loony
• zany
• beast
• scatterbrain
• cad
• boor
• stinker
• featherbrain
• gawk
• cur
• churl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brain
• genius
• intellect
• intellectual
• thinker
• sage
• whiz
• wizard
• Renaissance man
• polymath
• sharpie

clot

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to block

to prevent passage through by filling with something

phone lines clotted by Internet traffic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• block
• obstruct
• jam
• occlude
• clog
• fill
• dam
• congest
• choke
• stop (up)
• stuff
• gum (up)
• flood
• plug (up)
• cork
• pack
• silt
• fur
• stopper
• gridlock
• bung
• overwhelm
• swamp
• spile
• stopple
• glut
• inundate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• free
• open (up)
• clear
• unplug
• hollow (out)
• unblock
• unclog
• unstop
• excavate
• scoop (out)
• lighten
• empty

2

as in to gel

to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly

scabs form over cuts when your blood starts to clot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gel
• coagulate
• freeze
• stiffen
• congeal
• jelly
• clump
• gelatinize
• jell
• gelate
• set
• cake
• concrete
• thicken
• solidify
• harden
• condense
• gum
• firm (up)
• curd
• curdle
• indurate
• fix
• lump (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• melt
• liquefy
• fuse
• flux
• thaw
• deliquesce

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clot

Noun

Injection sites can become infected, and veins can become inflamed or blocked by clots. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

Doctors initially explored whether a clot had developed in his leg before traveling to his brain, but testing and his medical history did not support that explanation. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 23 Aug. 2026

Verb

Kumamoto authorities were to start delivering leaflets to those taking shelter in their cars, urging them to stay in cool places, drink enough liquids and regularly exercise to avoid blood-clotting risks. — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Intersections became improvised plazas, clotted with bodies. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 June 2026