HUDDLED Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

huddled

verb

past tense of huddle

as in piled

to gather into a closely packed group the puppies huddled together to keep warm

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as in crouched

to lie low with the limbs close to the body huddled under her bed during a game of hide-and-seek

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Recent Examples of huddled Not far from Stark, a woman huddled on the ground, shielded from the floodwaters by the temporary barrier. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026 Eric Bieniemy had the entire offense huddled up after that drive. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026 The three of us huddled in the torrential darkness with our backs to the palm, not even thinking of our cuts. — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026 Instead of spiking the ball to stop the clock and kicking, the Commanders huddled. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 Newsom is said to have huddled with both sides to try and hammer out a deal. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 Photos shared on social media showed dozens of construction workers huddled together. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 The hockey star stayed down on the ice for a few moments as teammates huddled around him, and Faber eventually stood up and skated off the ice on his own. — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026 Tight, familial church communities, huddled in isolated villages and small towns; people held in place; a striking lack of privacy and liberty. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

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Trucks have piled up at borders as Iran's trade shifts to overland.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Trucks have piled up at borders as Iran’s trade shifts to overland.

— Amir-Hussein Radjy, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of piled

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The victim’s brother walked to midfield, crouched, took aim, and fired.

— Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
State police said the preliminary investigation by its homicide unit indicated that Moorhead had been crouched close to the ground in an open field, hunting, when Soto passed by with a man and two children.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of crouched

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The building was under construction on a busy commercial street in the Eastleigh area, which is often crowded with thousands of traders and residents.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Mythical beings hover over apocalyptic scenes crowded with tiny, ghostly figures, which seem to emerge from the paint.

— Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of crowded

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