MASSES Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

masses 1 of 2

noun

plural of mass

as in people

the body of the community as contrasted with the elite the masses demanded the elimination of tax breaks for the rich

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masses

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of mass

as in accumulates

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass clouds massing on the western side of the mountain range

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Noun

Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.

— Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Definition of people

Verb

Alcaraz is coming back from tenosynovitis, an injury in which fluid accumulates in the sheath that protects a key tendon in the wrist.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Debt forgiveness programs commonly involve stopping payments to creditors while money accumulates for settlement offers.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of accumulates

Noun

Meanwhile, this is the freshest old man Aaron Rodgers will be all season, and the home crowd will be a factor in native son Mike McCarthy’s debut.

— Vic Tafur, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Each one of these items, including a versatile milk frother, quality coffee bean grinder and buzzy candy, can be used for making a cup of coffee in the morning or entertaining a crowd ready to get caffeinated.

— Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of crowd

Verb

For families This is a house that suits a family takeover—a multi-generational group, including young children, with the main event the evening meal, when everyone gathers around the long table, in front of a roaring fire.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
First, the software gathers raw diagnostic readings from the reactor, including temperature, density, and magnetic data.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of gathers

Noun

It’s been just a few years since ChatGPT’s release to public in late 2022, democratizing access to chatbots with the ability to answer increasingly personal questions using language from the whole of the internet.

— Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026
When a self-serving gatekeeper in that position helps divide inventory between what the broad public can see and what only market insiders can see, the result is a less transparent and competitive market.

— Tomas J. Philipson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of public

Noun

The vanishing New York chronicled in the blogs of the mid-aughts has mostly vanished, NYU has colonized large swaths of downtown, and a populace struggling to afford the crushing price of housing has arisen in its wake.

— David Freedlander, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026
But the impulse to monitor the nation’s populace and borders expanded exponentially.

— David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of populace

Noun

The show, which debuted in 2025, centers on clashing mob families and stars Brosnan and Mirren as Harrigan crime family patriarch and matriarch Conrad and Maeve, respectively.

— Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
In Iran, Afghans have been attacked by mobs and baselessly accused of collaborating with Israel; some legal residents have had police tear up their documents in front of them.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 31 Aug. 2026

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