Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
Menu
dictionary thesaurus

Thesaurus

muster

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of muster

1 a body of people come together in one place

  • a muster of concerned citizens
Synonyms of muster

assemblage, assembly, conference, congregation, convocation, gathering, ingathering, meeting
Words Related to muster

company, consort, coterie, gang, pack

caucus, forum, market, panel, rally, symposium, synod

audience, gallery, grandstand, house

crowd, flock, horde, legion, multitude, press, swarm, throng

crush, mob, rabble, rabblement

2 a number of things considered as a unit

  • considering the muster of suggestions that were submitted for "word of the year"
Synonyms of muster

array, assemblage, band, bank, batch, battery, block, bunch, clot, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, constellation, group, grouping, huddle, knot, lot, package, parcel, passel, set, suite
Words Related to muster

accumulation, aggregate, aggregation, conglomeration

agglomeration, assortment, hodgepodge, jumble, miscellany, mixture, odds and ends, sundries, variety

cycle, run, series, suit
Phrases Synonymous with muster

the whole kit and caboodle
Near Antonyms of muster

entity, item, single, unit

muster

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of muster

1 to assemble and make ready for action

  • a command to muster the troops
Synonyms of muster

marshal (also marshall), mobilize, rally
Words Related to muster

arrange, group, line up, order, organize

call (up), convene, summon

activate

collect, round up
Near Antonyms of muster

disarrange, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb

deactivate, dismiss

break up, disband, dissolve, split (up)
Antonyms of muster

demob [chiefly British], demobilize

2 to bring together in assembly by or as if by command

  • all the supporters that I could muster for the fund-raising campaign
Synonyms of muster

assemble, call, convene, convoke, summon
Words Related to muster

rally

call in, call out, call up, knell

amass, collect, gather, group, round up

reassemble, reconvene
Near Antonyms of muster

break up, dissolve

3 to be made up of

  • the corps of regular wine drinkers musters only about 10% of the population
Synonyms of muster

comprise, consist (of), contain
Words Related to muster

comprehend, embrace, encompass, entail, include, involve, take in

assimilate, embody, incorporate

Synonym Discussion of muster

summon, call, cite, convoke, convene, muster mean to demand the presence of. summon implies the exercise of authority.
    • was summoned to answer charges
call may be used less formally for summon.
    • called the legislature into special session
cite implies a summoning to court usually to answer a charge.
    • cited for drunken driving
convoke implies a summons to assemble for deliberative or legislative purposes.
    • convoked a Vatican council
convene is somewhat less formal than convoke.
    • convened the students
muster suggests a calling up of a number of things that form a group in order that they may be exhibited, displayed, or utilized as a whole.
    • mustered the troops

Learn More about muster

  1. See words that rhyme with muster Dictionary: Definition of muster Spanish Central: Translation of muster Nglish: Translation of muster for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of muster for Arabic speakers

Seen and Heard

What made you want to look up muster? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

show comments hide comments

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games