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marshals

verb , present tense third-person singular of marshal

variants: also marshalls

Synonyms and Antonyms of marshals

1 to assemble and make ready for action

marshaled their forces for battle

Synonyms of marshals

mobilizes, musters, rallies

Words Related to marshals

arranges, groups, lines up, orders, organizes

calls (up), convenes, summons

activates

collects, rounds up

Near Antonyms of marshals

disarranges, disorders, disorganizes, disrupts, disturbs

deactivates, dismisses

breaks up, disbands, dissolves, splits (up)

Antonyms of marshals

demobilizes, demobs [chiefly British]

2 to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front

marshaling a small group of children on a tour of the science museum

Synonyms of marshals

conducts, directs, guides, leads, pilots, routes, shows, steers, ushers

Words Related to marshals

precedes

accompanies, attends, chaperones (or chaperons), convoys, escorts, sees

controls, manages

Near Antonyms of marshals

dogs, hounds, shadows, tailgates, tails

Antonyms of marshals

follows, trails

3 to put into a particular arrangement

marshal your arguments before you stand up to speak

Synonyms of marshals

arranges, arrays, classifies, codifies, disposes, draws up, lays out, orders, organizes, ranges, systematizes

Words Related to marshals

grooms, makes up, spruces (up), straightens (up), tidies (up)

unscrambles

aligns (also alines), cues, lines, lines up, queues

alphabetizes, files, hierarchizes, prioritizes, sequences

emplaces, places, sets

displays, maps (out), sets out

Antonyms of marshals

deranges, disarranges, disarrays, disorders, messes (up), musses (up), rumples, upsets

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