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

Tuesday’s game had a crowd at Sundance Square of a few hundred, with a strong mix between France and Spain fans.

— Cal Phillips Updated July 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
The picture of Cardinals cool, Walker chased down Kyle Schwarber, shut up a rambunctious Philly crowd and introduced himself to a much wider baseball world.

— Dan Gelston, AJC.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of crowd

Verb

So perhaps a certain signaling molecule preferentially accumulates more on one side of a neural progenitor cell than the other.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 13 July 2026
Confidence in findings develops over time as evidence accumulates and results are weighed alongside all available research.

— Dannell D. Boatman, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

Definition of accumulates

Noun

His charm offensive, including moving to Rio and recalling Neymar, has also begun to win over a skeptical public, setting the stage for a crucial World Cup challenge.

— Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Harry and Meghan, who live in California, left Britain in 2020 after stepping back from royal life, and have since been involved in a long-running, public falling out with his family.

— Max Foster, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

Definition of public

Verb

Rooms open toward the water, the terrace gathers the view from three sides and the modest footprint keeps the experience close.

— Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Once the story gathers everyone into the house and lets the mayhem start in earnest, an overall feeling of Gothic grimness and rotting-corpse griminess takes hold.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2026

Definition of gathers

Noun

Their past two victories against Switzerland and Egypt came with the help of controversial calls that had the soccer-watching populace buzzing about potential favoritism toward Argentina.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
Trump’s decision to deploy these soldiers has thoroughly spooked a populace that already distrusts the president.

— Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

Definition of populace

Noun

But he's forced into a higher-stakes heist by Oscar (Mamoudou Athie), a more sinister class of criminal, involving a money-laundering woman (Sasha Calle) and a mob lawyer (Jeffrey Donovan).

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Florida was the epicenter of America’s backlash to wokeness, the progressive frenzy on race and gender enforced by social media mobs around 2020.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 9 July 2026

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