Synonyms of bunching

bunching

verb

present participle of bunch

1

as in protruding

to extend outward beyond a usual point

the dress bunches a bit at the waist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protruding
• poking
• bulging
• swelling
• billowing
• jutting
• projecting
• pooching
• bellying
• overhanging
• standing out
• bagging
• pouting
• ballooning
• sticking out
• starting
• pouching
• extending
• stretching
• beetling
• lengthening
• distending
• inflating
• elongating
• expanding
• dilating
• doming
• snowballing
• mushrooming
• blowing up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contracting
• shrinking
• compressing
• condensing
• constricting

2

as in crowding

to gather into a closely packed group

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crowding
• huddling
• piling
• clustering
• assembling
• swarming
• pressing
• converging
• herding
• flocking
• surrounding
• hugging
• collecting
• congregating
• concentrating
• thronging
• conglomerating
• convening
• encircling
• mobbing
• concentering
• forgathering
• embracing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• splitting (up)
• dispersing
• breaking up
• disbanding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bunching

The soft, stretchy fabric moves with you across terminals without bunching or binding, and because the top and bottom are already matched, getting dressed at the crack of dawn requires zero thought. — Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026

If your bunching bed sheets have been a frequent thorn in your side, the Bozenu Bed Sheet Strap Set is well worth picking up for just $6. — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026

The set includes a duvet cover with interior ties to help prevent your comforter from bunching, and two matching pillow shams with easy envelope closures. — Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2026

Immigration courts inside the Justice Department are drastically accelerating immigrants' hearings and bunching them together with the goal of issuing more deportation orders. — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 26 May 2026

According to Judah Levine, head of research at Freightos, more vessels are bunching closer to the Persian Gulf side of the Strait of Hormuz in hopes that the waterway may open soon. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 26 May 2026

Too much bunching on the leaderboard. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 May 2026

In a 3-1 loss to the Giants, the Dodgers scored their only run by bunching four walks in one hitless inning. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026

Athletes and outdoor lovers will appreciate that the underarm gussets promote mobility, while rolled forward shoulder seams help to prevent bunching and chafing underneath backpack straps. — Harry Spampinato, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026