CLUSTER Synonyms: 149 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈklə-stər

Definition of cluster

as in batch

a number of things considered as a unit a cluster of stars in the southern sky

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as in grouping

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit a small cluster of reporters waited by the courthouse door

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cluster

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verb

as in to gather

to come together into one body or place the mice clustered together into a small burrow

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as in to huddle

to gather into a closely packed group all the cottages are clustered on one end of the lake

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Recent Examples of cluster

Noun

Such heavy financing and revenue promises cluster in a handful of AI firms, the report said. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 There is no traditional dashboard as the steering wheel and simple instrument cluster are mounted on the steering column, along with a basic 8-inch touchscreen. — New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026

Verb

But clustering the high-end systems is an investment only a subset of users will ever need to make. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026 The graves of Emma Joyce and her sister and brothers are clustered near one another at Peaceful Valley Cemetery, a hilltop graveyard that belongs to the Followers of Christ, a faith-healing sect with at least four churches in Idaho. — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cluster

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cluster

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

Martelly’s registration under a new political grouping, Debloke, will place the council under heavy scrutiny.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
In a small farm context, that will be to a grouping of farmers that form a producer unit using the same practices in the same climate.

— SJ Studio, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of grouping

Noun

Because the plant itself doesn’t yield an essential oil, the fragrance is conjured by perfumers using an array of synthetic molecules.

— April Long, Allure, 12 Oct. 2026
Putting the array of evidence together represents the primary task ahead for James, the special prosecutor tasked with leading the investigation and considering whether to bring charges.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of array

Noun

Already, multiple House Republicans; key GOP candidates; and two bipartisan groups of senators have pushed back on the move.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Our ambition is to bring together creative and operational talent within a group that stays human in scale.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of group

Verb

All of it converges on the single event of a physician deciding to write the prescription.

— Harshit Jain, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Chez Fonfon sits at the crux of Five Points South, a neighborhood named for five streets that converge in a star shape where streetcars connecting the then suburb of Highland to the city once rumbled.

— Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of converge

Verb

Trump won at least 60 percent of the vote in the past two presidential elections in Haskin's district, and local media mogul Jim Schwartzel won a tight and crowded Republican primary in August with almost 30 percent of the vote.

— Maham Javaid, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
None of this argues that brands should crowd into the pharmacy, or that a pharmacist’s clinical judgment should be anything other than the pharmacist’s own.

— Harshit Jain, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of crowd

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