CLOT Synonyms: 263 Similar and Opposite Words

clot 1 of 2

noun

ˈklät

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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

If a fatty deposit ruptures, a clot can quickly form and block blood flow—an event often linked to risk factors such as smoking, high blood pressure, and elevated cholesterol. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Mar. 2026 Doctors already know that heart attacks, especially severe ones, are a bit more common on Mondays generally — and in the morning, when blood is more clot-prone. —

Lauran Neergaard, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026

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And on those higher ozone days, there were more hemorrhage (bleeding, as opposed to clotting) strokes and more plaque buildup causing major arteries to harden. —

Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 4 Mar. 2026 But clotting issues persisted, Bosh failed a physical in September 2016, and Heat president Pat Riley announced that Bosh’s career with the team was over. —

Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clot

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The poor Memphis neighborhoods that abut xAI’s Colossus, currently the largest training cluster in the world, have been the victims of awful increases in pollution, but that is because Elon Musk powered his installation with gargantuan and unpermitted methane-gas turbines.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
The near-enough effect comes back into play in the weaving together of these clusters found elsewhere and adding a few other sporadic deaths.

— Faye Flam, Scientific American, 7 May 2026