GROUPS Synonyms: 233 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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plural of group

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

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as in groupings

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit the next tour group was being seated for dinner

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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

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verb

present tense third-person singular of group

as in ranks

to arrange or assign according to type you should first group the invertebrates by genus

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as in assembles

to bring together in one body or place group the kids together and we'll see if they're all here

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Recent Examples of groups

Noun

Many are surfers and on WhatsApp groups that have the latest intel on which beach has the best waves that day, so do ask them for advice. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026 Fuel and fertilizer needed for the rice crop are just the latest necessities to become unaffordable in Rakhine state, which has been devastated by intense fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA), one of the many rebel groups in the country. —

Helen Regan, CNN Money, 16 May 2026 Consumer safety groups also weren’t satisfied and wanted the bill to be tougher, pushing for a strict cap on potency like Vermont has. —

Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 15 May 2026 Kenscoff, the farming town outside Port-au-Prince where Paul lived with her five children, had been spared the heavily armed criminal groups that occupied most of the capital. —

Widlore Mérancourt, Washington Post, 15 May 2026 That subtle awkwardness is common in scam messages sent to large groups of people. —

Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026 Arsenal, alongside other clubs sponsored by Visit Rwanda, faced pressure from fan groups to replace them as their sleeve sponsors last season. —

Art De Roché, New York Times, 15 May 2026 Nevertheless, anti-vaccine groups have targeted the ingredient, claiming falsely that it is linked to autism. —

Aria Bendix, NBC news, 15 May 2026 The ambassadors wore Day-Glo-green T-shirts and usually worked in groups of two or three. —

Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026

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This fast-growing shrub got its name from the shape of its colorful flowers, which grow as dense spikes or round clusters in red, pink, yellow, or white that attract hummingbirds.

— Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
Spread to Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, and Uganda plus clusters of unexplained deaths suggest a far larger outbreak than reported and raise fresh alarms over funding, supplies and regional preparedness.

— Chinedu Asadu, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026