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assemblage

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of assemblage

1 a body of people come together in one place
  • an assemblage of onlookers at the construction site
Synonyms of assemblage

assembly, conference, congregation, convocation, gathering, ingathering, meeting, muster
Words Related to assemblage

company, consort, coterie, gang, pack

caucus, forum, market, panel, rally, symposium, synod

audience, gallery, grandstand, house

crowd, flock, horde, legion, multitude, press, swarm, throng

crush, mob, rabble
2 a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time
  • We tried to sort through the assemblage of ripped wrapping paper and boxes for the missing toy.
Synonyms of assemblage

accretion, accumulation, collection, cumulation, gathering, pileup
Words Related to assemblage

agglomerate, assortment, conglomerate, conglomeration, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, jumble, medley, mélange, mishmash, mix, mixture, motley, potpourri

agglomeration, clutter, hash, heap, litter, mass, pile

aggregate, aggregation, sum, totality

backlog, cache, fund, hoard, inventory, kitty, nest egg, reserve, stock, stockpile, store, supply
3 a number of things considered as a unit
  • an assemblage of brass candlesticks on the table
Synonyms of assemblage

array, band, bank, batch, battery, block, bunch, clot, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, constellation, group, grouping, huddle, knot, lot, muster, package, parcel, passel, set, suite
Words Related to assemblage

accumulation, aggregate, aggregation, conglomeration

agglomeration, assortment, hodgepodge, jumble, miscellany, mixture, odds and ends, sundries, variety

cycle, run, series, suit
Phrases Synonymous with assemblage

the whole kit and caboodle
Near Antonyms of assemblage

entity, item, single, unit
4 an organized group of objects acquired and maintained for study, exhibition, or personal pleasure
  • donated his assemblage of 18th-century miniature paintings to the museum
Synonyms of assemblage

collection, library
Words Related to assemblage

assortment, kaleidoscope, miscellanea, mixed bag, treasure, treasure trove, trove

arsenal, cache, hoard, repertoire, repertory, reserve, stock, stockpile, store, supply

accumulation, assembly, gathering
Near Antonyms of assemblage

bric-a-brac, clutter, heap, jumble, litter, pile, ragbag

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