MUSTERING Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

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as in muster

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verb

present participle of muster

as in mobilizing

to assemble and make ready for action a command to muster the troops

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as in summoning

to bring together in assembly by or as if by command all the supporters that I could muster for the fund-raising campaign

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as in comprising

to be made up of the corps of regular wine drinkers musters only about 10% of the population

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Recent Examples of mustering

Noun

That was one of many factors that contributed to UM mustering just 26 yards on its final six possessions after the offense was again virtually unstoppable in the first half. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026 Some mornings, mustering empathy for yet another challenging conversation feels nearly impossible. — Dana Kellerman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 Stedman lands every blow thanks to her patient accumulation of ordinary life, the shearing and mustering and fence-mending, the slow mapping of relationships that ensures each loss registers as something more than plot machinery. — Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026

Verb

The Red Wings took 13 shots in the third period after mustering only 11 in the first two. — ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026 The wealth tax opponents have applied the age-old technique of mustering superficially plausible, but largely imaginary, consequences of passage. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Hassan has work to do in front of goal, having failed to score in almost 2,000 minutes on the pitch in La Liga, mustering only three assists. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The Cubs offense showed signs of a lineup potentially entering a slump, just a day after mustering one hit in a loss to the Nationals. — Andy Martinez, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 The network isn’t even mustering up a defense for Jeanine Pirro, previously one of its most prominent pro-Trump hosts. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026 Serena looked down, heaved a sigh and hooked her knee around the pole before mustering up a halfhearted spin. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 At the end of the second season, multiple armies were mustering for war over King's Landing as the Targaryen clan just couldn't stop betraying each other long enough to govern. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 12 June 2026 Like the uncharacteristically cool weather in West Sacramento for late May, the A’s offense continued its recent gloomy stretch of hitting, mustering a few middle-inning scoring opportunities but failing to get a clutch hit en route to a 9-1 loss. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mustering

Noun

So the sordid and scandalous emails released by the Justice Department that showed Epstein connecting Tisch with numerous women passed NFL muster.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Wolverine frees Essex and races to the exit, but Essex musters enough psychic power to cause all of the invading soldiers to explode.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of muster

Verb

Then there’s an older Lula, back on the streets after being freed from prison for what his allies always believed were unjust corruption charges, and mobilizing opposition to Brazil’s far right in defense of the country’s democracy.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
The ads also call into question Báez-Geller’s connection to Emgage Florida, a civic organization that focuses on building political literacy, civic equity, and mobilizing Muslim-American voters and other minority groups.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of mobilizing

Verb

That prompted South Korea to accuse Ukraine of breaching a nondisclosure agreement about the transfer and summoning Ukraine’s chargé d’affaires for an explanation.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
The women recall Haworth summoning them to a garage where they were pressured to undress and have fully nude photos taken of themselves as rock ‘n’ roll music blared.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of summoning

Verb

The work involved the Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Aviation Program Office and an integrated test team comprising personnel from the Navy, Boeing and Lockheed Martin.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
In practice, that’s resulted in an evolving wealth of SKUs across bags, footwear, and ready-to-wear, comprising new releases and updates on brand heroes.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of comprising

Noun

Several chiefs were in the front row of the crowd as the governors approved the directive during a December convening at the National Aquarium in Baltimore.

— Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2026
Weiser and others behind the initiative turned that concept on its side, saying the university should instead be a convening force — so that startups could feed off of each other and harness the expertise and viewpoints of others.

— Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of convening

Verb

Technology handles more of the searching, organizing and comparing surrounding it.

— Denys Kanel, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Locally, losing the endorsement could strip Raman of volunteers and organizing infrastructure just weeks before her runoff against Mayor Karen Bass.

— Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of organizing

Verb

As of last week, Moore is calling offensive plays for the Cougars, and the team has also made a change at quarterback.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026
Fraschilla has been calling Big 12 basketball for a quarter-century and knows the conference landscape as well as anybody.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of calling

Verb

Instead, her attackers started ripping her gear off her body – her camera bag, her lenses, her pouch containing her American passport, credit cards, documents and other items.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026
Meghan said a letter containing allegations against Thomas Markle was sent to the authorities and later shared with her.

— Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026