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

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

It’s been less than a year since Georgia Power’s regulator said the utility could double the size of its power grid and build new power plants, solar arrays and battery storage because of all the data centers slated to come here. — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 31 July 2026

Even despite all this, the task force observes that defensive arrays might be insufficient to stop rogue drone operators from succeeding in their goals. — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

The trouble began over the weekend, NASA said, well after LINK had hit several preliminary milestones, such as deploying its solar-power arrays and test firing its xenon-gas thrusters, during its commissioning phase. — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 29 July 2026

The company is developing a planar coil stellarator architecture designed to use arrays of mass-manufacturable magnets and software controls to produce fusion power. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026

They’re also equipped with solar arrays that generate twice as much power as prior generations, a SpaceX business analyst explained in a livestream. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 24 July 2026

CorPower's commercial plan involves clustering dozens of buoys into arrays called CorPacks, each capable of producing hundreds of megawatts. — New Atlas, 21 July 2026

Verb

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

Its responsibilities include installing the solar arrays, building the substation, and developing the transmission infrastructure. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 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

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