Cluster
Cluster noun - A number of things considered as a unit.
Shock and cluster are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shock" instead a noun "Cluster".
Nearby Words: clustered, clustering, clusterization, clustery
Shock
Shock noun - A forceful coming together of two things.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Cluster F-Bomb: Some works just went with massive swearing to shock the crowd (merde was a popular choice, for example in Ubu Roi).
Source: Useful Notes / Dada - Cluster F-Bomb: "Kiss my ass" seems tame by modern standards, but in Goethe's day it was a calculated audience shock.
Source: Theatre / Götz von Berlichingen - Cluster F-Bomb: The characters curse so often that "Fuck" loses its shock value and only serves as an emphasis to whatever point someone is trying to make.
Source: Series / Bluestone 42
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Shock and Cluster. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cluster/shock
Cluster & Shock. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cluster/shock>.
Shock or Cluster. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cluster/shock.
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