Synonyms of groups

groups 1 of 2

noun

plural of group

1

as in clusters

a number of things considered as a unit

car buffs stood around admiring a group of classic cars in the parking lot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clusters
• batches
• arrays
• groupings
• collections
• bunches
• lots
• constellations
• assemblages
• packages
• sets
• banks
• clumps
• assortments
• bands
• batteries
• series
• varieties
• suites
• blocks
• mixtures
• clutches
• clots
• parcels
• aggregations
• aggregates
• knots
• huddles
• accumulations
• the whole kit and caboodle
• musters
• passels
• conglomerations
• suits
• jumbles
• sundries
• runs
• odds and ends
• cycles
• agglomerations
• hodgepodges
• miscellanies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• units
• items
• entities
• singles

2

as in groupings

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit

the next tour group was being seated for dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

• groupings
• batches
• clusters
• bands
• bunches
• lots
• teams
• organizations
• crops
• parties
• collectives
• arrays
• crews
• platoons
• batteries
• squadrons
• circles
• bodies
• schools
• consorts
• constellations
• gatherings
• battalions
• clutches
• brigades
• parcels
• gangs
• factions
• congregations
• cliques
• knots
• sects
• huddles
• clans
• the whole kit and caboodle
• guilds
• passels
• assemblies
• rounds
• boodles
• fellowships
• coalitions
• posses
• federations
• coteries
• unions
• task forces
• outfits
• blocs
• sets
• alliances
• rings
• leagues
• musters
• confederations
• phalanxes
• confederacies
• orders
• broods
• bevies
• coveys

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• individuals
• singles

3

as in types

one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic

you'll find both good and bad in every ethnic group

Synonyms & Similar Words

• types
• categories
• kinds
• classes
• families
• ranks
• tiers
• species
• classifications
• sorts
• genera
• varieties
• sections
• brackets
• leagues
• generations
• divisions
• sets
• subgroups
• breeds
• grades
• orders
• rubrics
• subdivisions
• descriptions
• manners
• races
• branches
• specialties
• kidneys
• likes
• subclasses
• feathers
• labels
• ilks
• specialities
• natures
• headings
• subspecieses
• titles

groups

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of group

1

as in ranks

to arrange or assign according to type

you should first group the invertebrates by genus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ranks
• types
• classifies
• sorts
• classes
• grades
• distinguishes
• places
• relegates
• lists
• ranges
• separates
• categorizes
• distributes
• files
• organizes
• identifies
• compartments
• digests
• pegs
• orders
• recognizes
• compartmentalizes
• codifies
• assorts
• indexes
• breaks down
• catalogs
• refers
• arrays
• shelves
• culls
• clusters
• systematizes
• alphabetizes
• clumps
• marshals
• disposes
• pigeonholes
• draws up
• screens
• regroups
• sifts
• reclassifies
• sets
• sieves
• winnows
• colligates
• subcategorizes
• recategorizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lumps
• confuses
• mixes (up)
• scrambles
• jumbles
• disarranges
• misclassifies
• missorts
• mistypes

2

as in assembles

to bring together in one body or place

group the kids together and we'll see if they're all here

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assembles
• collects
• gathers
• corrals
• amasses
• accumulates
• garners
• packs
• constellates
• congregates
• lumps
• joins
• rounds up
• bulks (up)
• combines
• concentrates
• gets together
• clusters
• piles
• bands
• balls
• stacks
• herds
• unites
• batches
• pools
• rallies
• bunches
• brigades
• organizes
• links
• picks up
• flocks
• huddles
• musters
• arranges
• heaps
• connects
• throngs
• swarms
• regroups
• merges
• compiles
• raises
• hives
• archives
• presses
• systematizes
• collates
• regathers
• scrapes (up or together)
• re-collects

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disperses
• scatters
• separates
• dispels
• dissipates
• dissolves
• splits (up)
• sends
• disintegrates
• severs
• breaks up
• dismisses
• disbands

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of groups

Noun

Nine of the 10 largest individual and family donors in CNBC’s overall top 20 groups are Republican-aligned, accounting for 86 cents of every dollar contributed by the top 10, according to CNBC’s analysis of FEC records. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Though professional society guidelines recommended against performing this biopsy on women 70 or older with early-stage cancer, other groups had reported that it was still being done. — Allessandra Dicorato, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

If the commission pivots to grant the Club for Growth's petition, political groups of all stripes could amp up their use of AI to prerecord messages that play when voters pick up the phone. — Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026

Beyond Borders is one of several employee resource groups the company is investing in. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

The panel accuses Cassy of supporting armed groups to advance his political agenda. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

South Africa is facing growing pressure from labor unions and business groups to provide around $600 million in fuel relief, after the Iran war drove petrol prices to record highs in the continent’s biggest economy. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

However, due to the prescribed burn, air quality in western and central Sonoma County may range from unhealthy for sensitive groups, unhealthy, very unhealthy or hazardous, according to the county health officer. — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Verb

Because humans can readily resolve patterns in motion — when points move in the same direction, the brain groups them into a unified whole — the moving dots appear as faint letters. — Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026