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Synonyms for group

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

bunch set cluster company band ensemble

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Bunch — A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another

bunch, set, cluster, company, gang, collection, assemblage, crew, batch, circle, lot, flock, assembly, assortment, clump, bevy, knot, tuft

2. Band — A (usually small) group of people who perform music together

band, ensemble

Other

division, radical, pool, nationality, cortege, consort

Verb

1. Class

class, type, organize, organise UK, arrange, order, classify, categorize, categorise UK, rank, distribute, assort, dispose, sort dated

2. Gather

gather, round up informal, gather up, assemble, throng, collect up, aggregate, collect, amass, aggroup dated, begather rare, forgather rare US, foregather UK

Antonyms

individual, union, solo

All antonyms of group →

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.

    there is a group of houses behind the hill; he left town to join a Communist group

  2. n. 2

    A (usually small) group of people who perform music together.

    Did you see the new jazz group?

  3. v. 1

    To put together to form a group.

    group the dogs by hair colour

  4. v. 2

    To come together to form a group.

Related words

Word family
groupie groupmind groupo groupset group-thinking groupware
Phrases
advocacy group lobby group pressure group special interest group ethnic group group marriage age group automorphism group

Forms

Plural
groups → bunches, sets, clusters, companies…
Past participle
grouped
e.g. grouped → classed, typed, organized, arranged…

Choose the right word

Group, Collection, Crowd, Gathering, Multitude or Assemblage?

A group is small in number and distinct in outline, clearly marked off from all else in space or time. Collection, crowd, gathering, group, and multitude have the unorganized and promiscuous character of the assemblage; the other terms come under the general idea of assembly.

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

Example sentences

  • company We need a new leader to pull our company together.
  • bunch They are a bunch of inept and aggressive cretins..
  • gang A gang of three robbed the bank in broad daylight.
  • cluster Sami saw a cluster of kids standing on the balcony.
  • division Each compromise seemed to lead to deeper division.
  • radical She has a very radical opinion about the problem.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
groupsteady
companysteady
bunchrising
gangrising
clusterrising
divisionfalling

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

By length

3 letters
set1, lot1
4 letters
type1, sort1, band1, crew1, pool1, gang1, rank1, knot1, tuft1, bevy2
5 letters
order2, class1, bunch1, batch1, flock1, clump1, amass2
6 letters
circle2, gather2, throng1, assort2
7 letters
company3, collect2, radical3, cluster2, arrange2, dispose2, consort2, cortege2, aggroup
8 letters
division3, assembly3, organize3, ensemble3, assemble3, organise, classify3, begather
9 letters
aggregate3, forgather
10 letters
collection3, distribute3, assortment3, assemblage3, categorize4, categorise, foregather
11 letters
nationality5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bevy2 = 2 syllables).

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