Synonyms of grouping

grouping 1 of 2

noun

ˈgrü-piŋ 

1

as in cluster

a number of things considered as a unit

the standard grouping for an average living room: sofa, matching wing chairs, and the inevitable coffee table

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unit
• item
• entity
• single

2

as in group

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit

the next grouping of tourists can start the house tour as soon as the last bunch leaves

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individual
• single

grouping

2 of 2

verb

present participle of group

1

as in classifying

to arrange or assign according to type

you should first group the invertebrates by genus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• classifying
• ranking
• distinguishing
• relegating
• sorting
• separating
• categorizing
• placing
• distributing
• grading
• typing
• organizing
• listing
• identifying
• classing
• filing
• ranging
• assorting
• codifying
• recognizing
• pegging
• digesting
• compartmentalizing
• compartmenting
• referring
• ordering
• alphabetizing
• culling
• cataloging
• breaking down
• systematizing
• disposing
• indexing
• arraying
• shelving
• clustering
• regrouping
• marshaling
• drawing up
• sifting
• clumping
• sieving
• pigeonholing
• reclassifying
• winnowing
• screening
• setting
• recategorizing
• colligating
• subcategorizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lumping
• scrambling
• mixing (up)
• confusing
• jumbling
• disarranging
• misclassifying
• missorting
• mistyping

2

as in assembling

to bring together in one body or place

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assembling
• collecting
• gathering
• accumulating
• amassing
• corralling
• combining
• lumping
• garnering
• joining
• packing
• concentrating
• congregating
• getting together
• organizing
• stacking
• clustering
• constellating
• rounding up
• bulking (up)
• uniting
• arranging
• piling
• merging
• picking up
• linking
• batching
• bunching
• connecting
• banding
• mustering
• pooling
• compiling
• huddling
• rallying
• regrouping
• raising
• herding
• balling
• swarming
• flocking
• systematizing
• collating
• heaping
• hiving
• pressing
• archiving
• thronging
• brigading
• scraping (up or together)
• re-collecting
• regathering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dispersing
• scattering
• separating
• dissipating
• dissolving
• sending
• disintegrating
• splitting (up)
• dispelling
• severing
• dismissing
• breaking up
• disbanding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grouping

Noun

In separate local elections, various independent candidates and groupings appeared to be winning most seats nationwide, a traditional result. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

For this humble fishing village in Yemen, a tumbledown grouping of barely-there huts nestled between the water and an imposing mountain range, stands sentinel over one of the world’s most vital waterways. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Verb

Start small by grouping items by type, discarding excess, and using storage solutions to maintain order and functionality. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2026

In their first reps of 11-on-11s, the Patriots deployed a base personnel grouping with three defensive tackles and three inside linebackers (Spillane, Elliss and Muma). — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2026