Synonyms of groups

groups 1 of 2

noun

plural of group

1

as in clusters

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

• clusters
• batches
• arrays
• groupings
• collections
• bunches
• lots
• constellations
• assemblages
• packages
• sets
• banks
• clumps
• assortments
• bands
• batteries
• series
• varieties
• suites
• blocks
• mixtures
• clutches
• clots
• parcels
• aggregations
• aggregates
• knots
• huddles
• accumulations
• the whole kit and caboodle
• musters
• passels
• conglomerations
• suits
• jumbles
• sundries
• runs
• odds and ends
• cycles
• agglomerations
• hodgepodges
• miscellanies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• units
• items
• entities
• singles

2

as in groupings

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit

the next tour group was being seated for dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• groupings
• batches
• clusters
• bands
• bunches
• lots
• teams
• organizations
• crops
• parties
• collectives
• arrays
• crews
• platoons
• batteries
• squadrons
• circles
• bodies
• schools
• consorts
• constellations
• gatherings
• battalions
• clutches
• brigades
• parcels
• gangs
• factions
• congregations
• cliques
• knots
• sects
• huddles
• clans
• the whole kit and caboodle
• guilds
• passels
• assemblies
• rounds
• boodles
• fellowships
• coalitions
• posses
• federations
• coteries
• unions
• task forces
• outfits
• blocs
• sets
• alliances
• rings
• leagues
• musters
• confederations
• phalanxes
• confederacies
• orders
• broods
• bevies
• coveys

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individuals
• singles

3

as in types

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

• types
• categories
• kinds
• classes
• families
• ranks
• tiers
• species
• classifications
• sorts
• genera
• varieties
• sections
• brackets
• leagues
• generations
• divisions
• sets
• subgroups
• breeds
• grades
• orders
• rubrics
• subdivisions
• descriptions
• manners
• races
• branches
• specialties
• kidneys
• likes
• subclasses
• feathers
• labels
• ilks
• specialities
• natures
• headings
• subspecieses
• titles

groups

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of group

1

as in ranks

to arrange or assign according to type

you should first group the invertebrates by genus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ranks
• types
• classifies
• sorts
• classes
• grades
• distinguishes
• places
• relegates
• lists
• ranges
• separates
• categorizes
• distributes
• files
• organizes
• identifies
• compartments
• digests
• pegs
• orders
• recognizes
• compartmentalizes
• codifies
• assorts
• indexes
• breaks down
• catalogs
• refers
• arrays
• shelves
• culls
• clusters
• systematizes
• alphabetizes
• clumps
• marshals
• disposes
• pigeonholes
• draws up
• screens
• regroups
• sifts
• reclassifies
• sets
• sieves
• winnows
• colligates
• subcategorizes
• recategorizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lumps
• confuses
• mixes (up)
• scrambles
• jumbles
• disarranges
• misclassifies
• missorts
• mistypes

2

as in assembles

to bring together in one body or place

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assembles
• collects
• gathers
• corrals
• amasses
• accumulates
• garners
• packs
• constellates
• congregates
• lumps
• joins
• rounds up
• bulks (up)
• combines
• concentrates
• gets together
• clusters
• piles
• bands
• balls
• stacks
• herds
• unites
• batches
• pools
• rallies
• bunches
• brigades
• organizes
• links
• picks up
• flocks
• huddles
• musters
• arranges
• heaps
• connects
• throngs
• swarms
• regroups
• merges
• compiles
• raises
• hives
• archives
• presses
• systematizes
• collates
• regathers
• scrapes (up or together)
• re-collects

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disperses
• scatters
• separates
• dispels
• dissipates
• dissolves
• splits (up)
• sends
• disintegrates
• severs
• breaks up
• dismisses
• disbands

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of groups

Noun

Already, two bipartisan groups of senators have pushed back on the decision, including seven Republicans. — semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Neither the firm nor the two groups responded to questions about her tenure and background. — Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Gone is the scrambling, gone are the endless possibilities, gone are the complicated dynamics of large groups replaced, once again, by the predictability of the small group. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

Cooper said at the conference that climate change isn’t necessarily the top issue for candidates, but environmental groups know which candidates will help in the fight against climate change. — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026

Such great and grand groups have been wasted in lesser series, but each talented actor gets to strut their stuff without disrupting the story or getting short-changed. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026

The country has been divided for years between rival administrations in the east and west, each backed by armed groups and foreign governments. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

In a statement to students, UMD President Darryll Pines reiterated the university's condemnation of the image and said the school plans to work with campus groups and provide sensitivity training to the tennis team. — Ashley Paul, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Though professional society guidelines recommended against performing this biopsy on women 70 or older with early-stage cancer, other groups had reported that it was still being done. — Allessandra Dicorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

Verb

Because humans can readily resolve patterns in motion — when points move in the same direction, the brain groups them into a unified whole — the moving dots appear as faint letters. — Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026