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

The other two, one in Miami and another in Tallahassee, were both filed by various voting rights groups on the same day DeSantis signed the bill — April 1. — Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

Investigators were combing through the area in large groups, searching the ground for possible clues. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

But Coons said Trump won’t sign a bill that allows athletes to organize — a major priority of labor groups and something Coons supports. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Although there are more than 100 snake species and subspecies in Texas, there are only four groups of venomous snakes in the state. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Recent earnings from luxury groups for the second quarter of 2026 seem to support this hypothesis. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026

The recall was largely organized by the Independence Action Committee, one of several grassroots political groups which formed in the wake of the controversial vote. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

For those traveling in big groups or who simply want more, around the bay is their 10-bedroom villa. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026

The people moving in are pretty young — the most populous age groups were people ages 21 to 30 followed by people age 31 to 40. — Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 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