Synonyms of array

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noun

1

as in cluster

a number of things considered as a unit

an array of baseball gloves in the corner of his room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cluster
• collection
• batch
• bunch
• assemblage
• constellation
• group
• grouping
• assortment
• package
• lot
• set
• variety
• battery
• clump
• series
• suite
• mixture
• bank
• block
• band
• clutch
• parcel
• jumble
• accumulation
• clot
• muster
• aggregation
• aggregate
• passel
• huddle
• conglomeration
• the whole kit and caboodle
• knot
• hodgepodge
• agglomeration
• miscellany
• sundries
• suit
• odds and ends
• cycle
• run

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unit
• item
• entity
• single

2

as in grouping

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit

a motley array of travelers waiting for the bus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grouping
• group
• batch
• bunch
• cluster
• band
• lot
• battery
• crop
• team
• constellation
• crew
• body
• platoon
• clutch
• parcel
• collective
• party
• organization
• consort
• squadron
• gathering
• battalion
• circle
• passel
• assembly
• huddle
• brigade
• school
• knot
• round
• boodle
• congregation
• the whole kit and caboodle
• gang
• coterie
• posse
• set
• task force
• phalanx
• clique
• ring
• clan
• bevy
• coalition
• sect
• faction
• union
• federation
• guild
• muster
• order
• alliance
• confederacy
• outfit
• bloc
• league
• brood
• fellowship
• covey
• confederation

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individual
• single

3

as in attire

dressy clothing

dressed in festive array for the city's annual New Year's Eve celebration

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attire
• costume
• full dress
• apparel
• finery
• regalia
• best
• bravery
• glad rags
• threads
• best bib and tucker
• feather
• caparison
• gaiety
• frippery
• raiment
• vesture
• rigging
• rags
• toggery
• rig
• wear
• habiliment(s)
• vestiary
• duds
• togs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disarray
• tatters
• dishabille

4

as in sequence

the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another

a marching band's carefully choreographed array

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sequence
• arrangement
• distribution
• ordering
• disposition
• setup
• disposal
• order
• layout
• chain
• continuity
• series
• procession
• structure
• design
• precedence
• priority
• succession
• alignment
• system
• pattern
• progression
• aligning
• lining up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disorder
• disruption
• confusion
• disorganization
• upset
• disconnection
• disjointedness

5

as in army

a large body of men and women organized for land warfare

feudal lords depended upon their array for defense

Synonyms & Similar Words

• army
• battalion
• host
• ranks
• legion
• troops
• soldiers
• militia
• national guard
• infantry
• standing army
• troopers
• regulars

array

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verb

ə-ˈrā 

1

as in to adorn

to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming

a door arrayed for the holidays with a beautiful evergreen wreath

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adorn
• decorate
• drape
• deck
• ornament
• dress
• trim
• enrich
• festoon
• embellish
• beautify
• garnish
• paint
• grace
• pretty (up)
• bedeck
• emblaze
• emboss
• blazon
• doll up
• gussy up
• glitz (up)
• bedizen
• do
• caparison
• trap
• fancify
• fancy up
• dress up
• fringe
• do up
• trick (out)
• ribbon
• accessorize
• spruce (up)
• brighten
• fillet
• diamond
• gem
• embroider
• figure
• garland
• chase
• braid
• feather
• pearl
• jewel
• filigree
• boss
• lace
• freshen
• swag
• gild
• frill
• wreathe
• impearl
• hang
• appliqué
• smarten
• redo
• flounce
• furbelow
• redecorate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scar
• display
• spoil
• simplify
• disfigure
• mar
• streamline
• reveal
• deface
• strip
• expose
• blemish
• bare
• uncover
• dismantle
• divest
• denude
• uglify

2

as in to clothe

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes

arrayed in a wedding dress that has been handed down in the family for generations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clothe
• dress
• costume
• attire
• apparel
• garment
• gown
• deck (out)
• rig (out)
• habit
• wrap
• garb
• toilet
• suit
• dress up
• drape
• get up
• bedeck
• tog (up or out)
• vesture
• robe
• uniform
• jacket
• enrobe
• caparison
• cloak
• furnish
• invest
• outfit
• do up
• swathe
• equip
• mantle
• vest
• tailor
• frock
• swaddle
• huddle
• dress down
• enswathe
• bedight
• accoutre
• hap
• habilitate
• underdress

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strip
• disarray
• undress
• disrobe
• uncover
• untruss
• unclothe
• divest
• unveil
• denude
• undrape

3

as in to classify

to put into a particular arrangement

arrayed his baseball cards in order of their rarity and consequent monetary value

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classify
• arrange
• organize
• order
• range
• dispose
• marshal
• draw up
• systematize
• lay out
• codify
• place
• sequence
• display
• line
• file
• groom
• align
• make up
• spruce (up)
• line up
• queue
• straighten (up)
• set out
• set
• cue
• tidy (up)
• prioritize
• unscramble
• map (out)
• hierarchize
• alphabetize
• emplace

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disarray
• upset
• disorder
• derange
• mess (up)
• disarrange
• muss (up)
• rumple

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of array

Noun

The ever-expanding five-day event was packed with panels, masterclasses and training sessions among a dizzying array of activities. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 11 July 2026

Best Shopping Plaka Pore over a fascinating array of sand exhibits and pick up memorabilia made with sand, wood, and glass from Milos Sand Gallery. — Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2026

Verb

Single dishes tend to be more sensitive and able to pick up faint radio waves from deeper in the cosmos, but radio arrays with many dishes tend to capture much sharper images. — Denise Chow, NBC news, 21 June 2026

Also, this quarter Enhanced Cyber Anomaly Detection will spot coordinated, suspicious login patterns and behavior that individual storage arrays might miss. — Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026