CLOT Synonyms: 263 Similar and Opposite Words

clot 1 of 2

noun

ˈklät

Definition of clot

as in cluster

a number of things considered as a unit a clot of daisies occupied one corner of the flower bed

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as in clump

a small uneven mass clots of dirt that were flung up by the horses' hooves

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as in moron

British a stupid person was of the opinion that most of the people running for parliament were clots

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clot

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verb

as in to block

to prevent passage through by filling with something phone lines clotted by Internet traffic

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as in to gel

to turn from a liquid into a substance resembling jelly scabs form over cuts when your blood starts to clot

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Recent Examples of clot

Noun

Doctors can use catheters to enter blood vessels in the lungs and dissolve or extract the clots. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 Only a small number of people know precisely what happened, including when doctors discovered the clots and whether the Eagles allowed Hurts to play in London after going 36 hours without sleep. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 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 See All Example Sentences for clot

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Noun

Now, after the top 25 are picked, conversations can be had about whether the committee wants to re-rank any cluster of teams next to each other.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
North Indiana Avenue Apartments A cluster of apartment buildings that face each other in the 100 block of North Indiana Avenue show the growth of multifamily housing along major corridors in northeast Kansas City in the earlier 1900s.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of cluster

Verb

Antetokounmpo also blocked a Noah Clowney dunk attempt a few minutes later, and then got the ball back for a spinning finger roll on the other end.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
As Wrigley View Rooftop sees it, there’s no limiting principle allowing one sports business to block a neighbor from selling seats with a view.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of block

Noun

But last year, during Black Friday, Hello82 put up the first batch of tickets for the festival, promising K-pop acts and events, sans any artists officially attached or a specific date.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Advertisement There are only two of them at home, so a big batch can mean eating the same dinner several nights running.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of batch

Noun

Likewise, the idea behind the new Alliance is that forcing Hollywood’s biggest players to source a big chunk of content from outside would reenergize the market.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Court papers filed in that lawsuit show that the loan was set up as a revolving line of credit that allowed Boston Finance Group to borrow chunks of money from CSNT over time.

— Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of chunk

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