Synonyms of arrays

arrays 1 of 2

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

2 of 2

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

For one, operating data centers in space would require massive solar arrays to capture the sun’s rays and turn it into energy. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Honeybee Robotics is one of the companies that have been working under NASA's Vertical Solar Array Technology (VSAT) project, which has been developing solar arrays to create the necessary power for a sustained presence on the moon in the future. — Julian Dossett, Space.com, 4 Oct. 2026

These include propellant tanks, engine nozzles, nose cones, thermal payload fairings and advanced deployable solar arrays. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Link weighed nearly a half-ton at launch, with electric thrusters, robotic arms, and large deployable solar arrays. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026

But even so, large offshore arrays inevitably make the electromagnetic environment harder. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

Photosynthetic organisms use arrays of pigments and proteins called light-harvesting complexes to soak up light. — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026

The researchers designed simple cubic lattices from Ti-6Al-4V, consisting of 4 x 4 x 4 arrays of 10-mm cells. — New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026

Verb

In addition, the satellites are set to unfold their antennas and solar arrays. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 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