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

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

Stewart wore the jacket bunched at the sleeves and layered over a plunging black bra with the same gold hardware at the center of the bust. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 27 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

As the sun rose, the No 12 Cadillac of Louis Delétraz, Norman Nato and Will Stevens was well placed in the lead fight, before it got hit with a penalty for a slow zone infringement and the race’s second safety car with just under six hours left that bunched the field at the front. — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 14 June 2026

The Angels bunched six hits in a six-run second, the rally featuring Jose Siri's RBI double and RBI singles by Logan O'Hoppe, Grissom and Peraza. — CBS News, 3 June 2026

The Angels bunched six hits in a six-run second, the rally featuring Jose Siri’s RBI double and RBI singles by Logan O’Hoppe, Grissom and Peraza. — ABC News, 3 June 2026

Golden Tempo was bumped and bunched at the start and out of view for much of the race. — Gary B. Graves, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026