Synonyms of group

group 1 of 2

noun

ˈgrüp 

1

as in cluster

a number of things considered as a unit

car buffs stood around admiring a group of classic cars in the parking lot

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unit
• entity
• item
• single

2

as in grouping

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit

the next tour group was being seated for dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individual
• single

3

as in type

one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic

you'll find both good and bad in every ethnic group

Synonyms & Similar Words

• type
• kind
• category
• family
• class
• classification
• sort
• tier
• species
• genus
• variety
• section
• league
• bracket
• generation
• set
• division
• rank(s)
• subgroup
• grade
• rubric
• breed
• order
• description
• subdivision
• kidney
• race
• branch
• specialty
• subspecies
• manner
• nature
• subclass
• ilk
• label
• heading
• feather
• speciality
• like
• title

group

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to classify

to arrange or assign according to type

you should first group the invertebrates by genus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classify
• rank
• class
• type
• distinguish
• relegate
• sort
• grade
• place
• separate
• list
• distribute
• categorize
• organize
• range
• identify
• file
• compartmentalize
• recognize
• digest
• codify
• peg
• compartment
• catalog
• break down
• refer
• order
• assort
• index
• array
• cull
• draw up
• systematize
• dispose
• cluster
• marshal
• alphabetize
• shelve
• regroup
• clump
• pigeonhole
• set
• reclassify
• screen
• sieve
• winnow
• sift
• colligate
• subcategorize
• recategorize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lump
• mix (up)
• scramble
• confuse
• jumble
• disarrange
• misclassify
• mistype
• missort

2

as in to assemble

to bring together in one body or place

group the kids together and we'll see if they're all here

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assemble
• gather
• collect
• join
• amass
• corral
• accumulate
• pack
• garner
• congregate
• lump
• round up
• get together
• combine
• concentrate
• bunch
• bulk (up)
• batch
• organize
• band
• constellate
• pick up
• unite
• cluster
• herd
• rally
• ball
• stack
• flock
• huddle
• pile
• arrange
• muster
• merge
• connect
• brigade
• pool
• raise
• link
• heap
• swarm
• throng
• compile
• regroup
• hive
• press
• archive
• systematize
• collate
• scrape (up or together)
• regather
• re-collect

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disperse
• separate
• dispel
• scatter
• dissipate
• split (up)
• send
• dissolve
• break up
• sever
• dismiss
• disintegrate
• disband

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of group

Noun

According to some scholarly media critics, the plethora of popular portrayals of polygamy in the FLDS and related groups transforms the subject into a sensationalist spectacle. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026

By May 2021, the country had erupted in civil war that one conflict monitoring group says has left more than 100,000 dead. — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026

Verb

Williams kept the respective songs from each album close together, grouping them in three- and four-track clusters. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026

Through specialized processes, Prysmian can group nearly 7,000 individual fibers into a single cable. — Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing group

• interest group
• pressure group