Synonyms of arrays

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noun

plural of array

1

as in clusters

a number of things considered as a unit

an array of baseball gloves in the corner of his room

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clusters
• batches
• collections
• bunches
• constellations
• assemblages
• groups
• groupings
• packages
• batteries
• lots
• clumps
• sets
• assortments
• series
• varieties
• blocks
• banks
• mixtures
• suites
• bands
• parcels
• clots
• clutches
• aggregations
• aggregates
• accumulations
• knots
• passels
• the whole kit and caboodle
• musters
• huddles
• jumbles
• conglomerations
• agglomerations
• suits
• odds and ends
• sundries
• cycles
• runs
• hodgepodges
• miscellanies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• units
• items
• entities
• singles

2

as in groups

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit

a motley array of travelers waiting for the bus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• groups
• groupings
• batches
• clusters
• bunches
• bands
• lots
• batteries
• crops
• teams
• constellations
• crews
• bodies
• platoons
• organizations
• parcels
• collectives
• consorts
• squadrons
• clutches
• parties
• battalions
• circles
• assemblies
• schools
• gatherings
• brigades
• knots
• boodles
• passels
• congregations
• the whole kit and caboodle
• rounds
• huddles
• gangs
• cliques
• posses
• fellowships
• rings
• factions
• task forces
• clans
• sects
• sets
• coalitions
• guilds
• outfits
• federations
• blocs
• alliances
• coteries
• phalanxes
• unions
• musters
• orders
• leagues
• broods
• confederations
• confederacies
• coveys
• bevies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individuals
• singles

3

as in sequences

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

• sequences
• arrangements
• distributions
• orderings
• setups
• dispositions
• orders
• disposals
• layouts
• chains
• series
• continuities
• structures
• priorities
• processions
• systems
• designs
• patterns
• successions
• alignments
• progressions
• precedences

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disorders
• disruptions
• confusions
• upsets
• disorganizations
• disconnections

4

as in armies

a large body of men and women organized for land warfare

feudal lords depended upon their array for defense

Synonyms & Similar Words

• armies
• battalions
• legions
• hosts
• ranks
• troops
• soldiers
• militias
• standing armies
• national guards
• infantries
• troopers
• regulars

arrays

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verb

present tense third-person singular of array

1

as in decorates

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

• decorates
• adorns
• drapes
• decks
• dresses
• ornaments
• trims
• garnishes
• festoons
• bedizens
• bedecks
• embosses
• enriches
• emblazes
• graces
• paints
• embellishes
• beautifies
• caparisons
• gussies up
• pretties (up)
• traps
• blazons
• dolls up
• fancifies
• glitzes (up)
• does
• ribbons
• does up
• fillets
• fancies up
• accessorizes
• tricks (out)
• feathers
• gems
• garlands
• bosses
• braids
• jewels
• embroiders
• figures
• diamonds
• fringes
• frills
• swags
• dresses up
• pearls
• appliqués
• wreathes
• filigrees
• furbelows
• chases
• flounces
• brightens
• gilds
• laces
• smartens
• spruces (up)
• freshens
• impearls
• hangs
• redoes
• redecorates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scars
• mars
• displays
• spoils
• disfigures
• strips
• simplifies
• reveals
• defaces
• streamlines
• blemishes
• exposes
• uncovers
• denudes
• dismantles
• divests
• bares
• uglifies

2

as in clothes

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

• clothes
• dresses
• costumes
• garments
• decks (out)
• attires
• gowns
• habits
• wraps
• rigs (out)
• robes
• toilets
• drapes
• garbs
• enrobes
• suits
• vestures
• togs (up or out)
• apparels
• caparisons
• bedecks
• jackets
• gets up
• dresses up
• cloaks
• mantles
• frocks
• outfits
• enswathes
• vests
• uniforms
• does up
• swathes
• swaddles
• invests
• tailors
• furnishes
• dresses down
• habilitates
• huddles
• underdresses
• equips
• haps
• bedights
• accoutres

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strips
• undresses
• disrobes
• disarrays
• unclothes
• untrusses
• uncovers
• unveils
• denudes
• divests
• undrapes

3

as in arranges

to put into a particular arrangement

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arranges
• classifies
• orders
• organizes
• ranges
• lays out
• systematizes
• lines
• marshals
• disposes
• places
• files
• codifies
• draws up
• sequences
• displays
• grooms
• cues
• aligns
• maps (out)
• straightens (up)
• queues
• makes up
• sets
• sets out
• tidies (up)
• spruces (up)
• prioritizes
• lines up
• alphabetizes
• unscrambles
• hierarchizes
• emplaces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disorders
• upsets
• rumples
• deranges
• messes (up)
• disarranges
• disarrays
• musses (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of arrays

Noun

The lightweight profile allows energy generation on load-sensitive surfaces that cannot carry standard solar arrays. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

Its skyline is dominated by towering smokestacks, hulking arrays of metal tubes and bright flames erupting from flares at petrochemical plants in the global plastics supply chain. — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

That means the measurements provided by pulsar timing arrays could help determine how abundant heavy black hole seeds were in the early universe. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026

The other approach uses arrays of tightly focused laser beams, called optical tweezers, to trap neutral atoms. — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026

Radio interferometers are arrays of individual dishes that work together as a team, like one large telescope with lots of holes in it. — Olivia Harper Wilkins, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026

Propulsion, flight software, avionics, reaction wheels, star trackers, separation system, solar arrays, radios, composite structures, fuel tanks, and other components are all integrated into a compact frame. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2026

Songs were deconstructed and reconstructed each night as the pair hunched over their blinking arrays. — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026

The satellite had deployed its solar arrays and was firing its thrusters. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Verb

The neurons are connected to computing hardware via microelectrode arrays. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

For one, the implant uses electrocorticography (ECoG) electrode arrays that rest on the brain’s surface—a distinction from other BCI designs that place penetrating electrodes inside brain tissue. — Shannon Cuthrell, IEEE Spectrum, 20 Aug. 2026

The iROSA wings sit forward of the legacy solar arrays, augmenting their electricity generation rather than replacing it. — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2026

This technique overcomes limitations of older methods like genotyping arrays, which were often biased towards European ancestries and less accurate. — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

CorPower is now moving toward its first two commercial-scale arrays, in Portugal and Scotland, aiming to establish wave power as the world's third-largest renewable energy source alongside wind and solar. — New Atlas, 21 July 2026

The Roborock Qrevo Hybrid is a master of floor care, with 8000Pa HyperForce suction and dual 200RPM spinning mopping arrays. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026

Line arrays work by suspending multiple speaker cabinets in a curved vertical column, allowing sound engineers to precisely shape the direction and throw of audio across a large space. — Dave Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

The push for community solar in Boise comes amid growing restrictions on renewable energy across Ada County, where commissioners voted last year to dramatically tighten rules on where large-scale solar panel arrays can be built. — Matan Josephy, Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2026