Synonyms of bunched

bunched

verb

past tense of bunch

1

as in protruded

to extend outward beyond a usual point

the dress bunches a bit at the waist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protruded
• poked
• bulged
• jutted
• billowed
• swelled
• pouched
• projected
• stood out
• ballooned
• overhung
• pooched
• started
• pouted
• beetled
• bagged
• stuck out
• bellied
• extended
• stretched
• distended
• lengthened
• inflated
• elongated
• domed
• mushroomed
• dilated
• expanded
• snowballed
• blew up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compressed
• contracted
• condensed
• constricted
• shrank

2

as in huddled

to gather into a closely packed group

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• huddled
• crowded
• piled
• clustered
• assembled
• pressed
• swarmed
• surrounded
• herded
• converged
• flocked
• collected
• congregated
• concentrated
• convened
• thronged
• hugged
• encircled
• conglomerated
• mobbed
• forgathered
• concentered
• embraced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dispersed
• split (up)
• disbanded
• broke up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bunched

He's shifted the entire orchestra closer to the front of the stage at David Geffen Hall and had their seats bunched closer together. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Harold’s men waded into water with their tunics bunched around their bare thighs. — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

The designer believes that the gown got bunched up during Diana’s carriage ride to the church. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 29 July 2026

Skylrk Slouchy Socks bunched above a pair of unreleased Matter Daddy sneakers in the Latte colorway, while Speed Demon sunglasses in Jet supplied the narrow black frames. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 19 July 2026

Spain, England and Argentina are all a solid amount behind France in the odds, but are tightly bunched among themselves. — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 13 July 2026

The sides are also bunched together in the NWSL table, with Orlando in eighth place and ACFC a point behind in ninth position. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026

In the top of the second, the Dodgers bunched four hits, all singles — the first by Hernández, beating out an infield single in his first at-bat since the hamstring injury — to take a 2-0 lead. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Measures such as these help ease the stress of attendees bustling across the city from one appointment to the next, and hopefully help protect the models bunched backstage. — Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 24 June 2026