Synonyms of bunch

bunch 1 of 2

noun

ˈbənch 

1

as in crowd

a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially

that bunch goes out to lunch together every Friday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crowd
• pack
• clique
• network
• circle
• community
• gang
• lot
• clan
• coven
• organization
• fold
• coterie
• body
• set
• club
• tribe
• ring
• commune
• guild
• society
• faction
• elite
• klatch
• galère
• squad
• fraternity
• league
• college
• camp
• in-group
• side
• coalition
• closed shop
• sect
• brotherhood
• sorority
• mess
• bloc
• charmed circle
• union
• federation
• sisterhood
• fellowship
• alliance
• confederation
• council
• order
• congress
• sodality

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individualist
• loner

2

as in batch

a number of things considered as a unit

bought a bunch of grapes

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unit
• item
• entity
• single

3

as in group

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit

a small bunch of people were sent to clean up the place

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individual
• single

4

as in projection

a part that sticks out from the general mass of something

a bunch in the blanket

Synonyms & Similar Words

• projection
• section
• piece
• portion
• dome
• swell
• bulge
• protuberance
• overhang
• convexity
• protrusion
• jut
• block
• expansion
• lump
• knot
• snag
• knob
• blob
• mound
• puff
• swelling
• hill
• bump
• dilatation
• nub
• hump
• increase
• escalation
• gibbosity
• enlargement
• obtrusion
• knurl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pit
• well
• cavity
• depression
• hollow
• valley
• hole
• bowl
• dent
• recess
• indentation
• crater
• indenture
• basin
• dip
• impression
• pocket
• dint
• concave
• trough
• groove
• trench
• concavity
• indent
• furrow
• notch
• gouge
• dimple

5

as in dozen

a considerable amount

I have a bunch of thoughts on the matter, so grab a notepad

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dozen
• loads
• ton
• plenty
• slew
• lot
• pile
• chunk
• deal
• raft
• hundred
• quantity
• wealth
• bundle
• stack
• myriad
• abundance
• boatload
• truckload
• pack
• gobs
• heap
• all kinds (of)
• carload
• fistful
• scads
• shipload
• bucket
• thousands
• sheaf
• reams
• quite a bit
• yard
• mountain
• wad
• good deal
• profusion
• passel
• oodles
• basketful
• volume
• mass
• bushel
• pot
• mess
• much
• store
• multiplicity
• peck
• spate
• barrel
• plenitude
• plateful
• potful
• sight
• lashings
• plentitude
• score
• plethora
• multitude
• surplus
• bevy
• flood
• rash
• crowd
• excess
• overabundance
• plague
• horde
• million
• surfeit
• host
• swarm
• sea
• flock
• zillion
• throng
• army
• epidemic
• bonanza
• legion
• superabundance
• deluge
• overage
• oversupply
• mob
• herd
• embarrassment
• overkill
• superfluity
• gazillion
• overflow
• press
• crush
• cram
• drove
• redundancy
• overmuch
• jillion
• kazillion
• trillion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• handful
• bit
• spot
• taste
• suspicion
• strain
• sprinkling
• hint
• touch
• ounce
• peanuts
• grain
• shade
• streak
• mouthful
• ray
• particle
• pinch
• trace
• scrap
• molecule
• shadow
• fragment
• ace
• sprinkle
• tad
• mite
• speck
• glimmer
• pittance
• atom
• dram
• dab
• shred
• nip
• smattering
• scruple
• whit
• dot
• lick
• jot
• modicum
• little
• section
• granule
• iota
• mote
• tittle
• crumb
• scintilla
• piece
• portion
• smidgen
• drop
• dash
• shot
• morsel
• fleck
• lack
• driblet
• shortage
• flyspeck
• absence
• nubbin
• paucity
• smatter
• scarcity
• want
• poverty
• dearth
• deficiency
• famine
• deficit
• insufficiency
• inadequacy
• scarceness
• undersupply
• scantiness
• meagerness
• scantness
• skimpiness

bunch

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to poke

to extend outward beyond a usual point

the dress bunches a bit at the waist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• poke
• protrude
• bulge
• stand out
• project
• swell
• stick out
• jut
• pouch
• beetle
• balloon
• pooch
• billow
• bag
• start
• overhang
• pout
• dome
• belly
• stretch
• extend
• mushroom
• snowball
• inflate
• blow up
• lengthen
• elongate
• expand
• dilate
• distend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shrink
• contract
• compress
• condense
• constrict

2

as in to crowd

to gather into a closely packed group

the slow service caused the customers at the pick-up counter to bunch up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crowd
• huddle
• pile
• cluster
• flock
• swarm
• assemble
• herd
• press
• mob
• conglomerate
• collect
• converge
• surround
• throng
• congregate
• concentrate
• convene
• hug
• forgather
• encircle
• concenter
• embrace

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• split (up)
• disperse
• break up
• disband

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bunch

Noun

Evero’s exit was the lightning rod of attention and set off a bunch of other defensive coaching shakeups that unfolded over the course of the next few days. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2026

Speaking in 2015, Ellis recalled showing up to record the song and not finding his bandmates, but a 40-piece orchestra and a bunch of top session players. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026

Verb

Combed off her forehead and bunched at the back of her head, there’s something so diplomatic about Keri Russell‘s signature hairdo. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

The broken transmission of the Williams prevented it from being easily moved, so a full safety car was declared, bunching the pack up. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026