BUNCHED Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

bunched

verb

past tense of bunch

as in protruded

to extend outward beyond a usual point the dress bunches a bit at the waist

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as in huddled

to gather into a closely packed group the slow service caused the customers at the pick-up counter to bunch up

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Recent Examples of bunched 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 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

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The skinny braids wrapped the bottom of the bun, while the thicker braids dressed the top, forming a cylinder shape that protruded from the crown of her head.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
The problem was that many of them protruded from the front of vehicles like miniature medieval weapons.

— Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

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The seats were filled with families and friends all huddled underneath the shade of umbrellas to enjoy an afternoon ice cream.

— Hali Smith August 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Aug. 2026
Camp David is also where Carter huddled in 1979 with representatives of a cross-section of American society.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026

Definition of huddled

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Offering a clever twist, the warm cake is poked with the handle of a wooden spoon, creating space for a vanilla-pineapple pudding to sink deep into the crumb.

— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
Let sit at room temperature until buns are puffed and expanded to edges of muffin cups (dough will spring back when poked but hold a slight indentation), 25–35 minutes.

— Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of poked

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Train stations in Morocco’s capital, Rabat, and in the country’s largest city, Casablanca, were crowded with people trying to travel to the border with Ceuta.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Listeners crowded her Thursday Airbnb set all the way from the stage into the street.

— Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of crowded

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This is so many different kinds of humor piled together, from callback to callout to laugh-at-him-not-with-him arrogant mistake to conscious, hyperbolic comic echoing to edgy provocation.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026
Despite these flat denials, and no mention of the ‘curse’ before 1990, the mythology only grew as Mayo’s barren years piled up.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of piled

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At the same candidate forum, Lake said that employment opportunities tend to be clustered in larger cities across Jackson County, putting candidates further east at a disadvantage when looking for jobs.

— Ilana Arougheti July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
The cottages and town houses would be clustered on the development’s east side, near Meridian Road, with larger homes on the west.

— Rose Evans July 29, Idaho Statesman, 29 July 2026

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