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Synonyms for array

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

deck apparel equip adorn range arrange

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Deck — to clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire

deck, apparel, equip, adorn, attire, garnish, embellish, clothe, invest formal, dress, decorate, robe, beautify, deck out, trick out informal, dress up, enrich, don't, ornament, garment, trim, bedeck

2. Range

range, arrange, set out, lay out, place, dispose, rank

Other

align

Noun

1. Raiment

regalia, raiment formal dated

Other

variety, panoply, sequence, matrix, series, arrangement, order, show, parade, set-off, sight, army

Antonyms

disarray, disorder, clutter

All antonyms of array →

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire.

    He was arrayed in his finest robes and jewels.

  2. v. 2

    To lay out in an orderly arrangement; to deploy or marshal.

  3. n. 1

    Clothing and ornamentation; raiment.

Related words

Phrases
associative array bit array solar array wi-fi array gate array uncommitted logic array jagged array ragged array

Forms

Plural
arrays → regalias, raiments, varieties, panoplies…
Past participle
arrayed
e.g. arrayed → decked, appareled, equipped, adorned…

Choose the right word

Array or Arrangement?

Array refers to a continuous arrangement of men, so that all may be seen or reviewed at once.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • range Prices range from as low as $30 to as high as $50.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
arrayrising
bedecksteady
rangefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
show1, army2, deck1, rank1, trim1, robe1
5 letters
place1, order2, range1, dress1, sight1, align2, equip2, adorn2
6 letters
series2, invest2, parade2, matrix2, attire3, enrich2, clothe1, bedeck2
7 letters
variety4, arrange2, apparel3, garment2, dispose2, garnish2, regalia3, panoply3, raiment
8 letters
sequence2, decorate3, ornament3, beautify3
9 letters
embellish3
11 letters
arrangement3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (army2 = 2 syllables).