BUNCHES Synonyms: 407 Similar and Opposite Words

bunches 1 of 2

noun

plural of bunch

as in packs

a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially that bunch goes out to lunch together every Friday

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as in clusters

a number of things considered as a unit bought a bunch of grapes

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as in groups

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit a small bunch of people were sent to clean up the place

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as in sections

a part that sticks out from the general mass of something a bunch in the blanket

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as in loads

a considerable amount I have a bunch of thoughts on the matter, so grab a notepad

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bunches

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bunch

as in protrudes

to extend outward beyond a usual point the dress bunches a bit at the waist

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as in piles

to gather into a closely packed group the slow service caused the customers at the pick-up counter to bunch up

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Recent Examples of bunches

Verb

Fatemian simply bunches each slice slightly, creating a ruffled, flower-like radish slice that is then inserted between the rest of the vegetables. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025 The radiation bunches up the electrons, leading to their amplifying only a specific wavelength, creating a laser beam. — IEEE Spectrum, 10 June 2024

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Noun

Allison found that a PopSocket made the Duo way easier to hold, while Nilay had a less-good time trying to use his existing MagSafe battery packs on the phone.

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026
Taller SUVs require bigger heavy battery packs to drive through the air but a low-slung wagon glides with less resistance.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of packs

Noun

Industrial parks, logistics hubs, and technology clusters are springing up.

— Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said earlier this month that two supercomputing clusters powered by Nvidia technologies had already been launched in the country.

— Jenny Lee,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of clusters

Noun

Democratic groups are spending a lot on Turek as well, identifying his race as a top pickup opportunity in a cycle where Democrats need to net four Senate seats to retake the majority.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
The Marshall and Hamilton campaigns and the outside groups spending big to influence the race have attempted to define the candidates for voters in vitriolic attack ads.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of groups

Noun

This one folds into three sections with a large section in the middle and two smaller ones on the edges.

— Editors of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
Why these sections have been singled out for annotation is a mystery, given that there are more dramatic and more obviously lyrical moments elsewhere in the poem.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of sections

Noun

Cranes lift 200-ton loads at mountain bridge site The R4300-200 has a maximum lifting capacity of 200 metric tons (220 US tons) and an 80-meter jib (262 feet).

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Its remaining civil rights workers have described untenable case loads and pressure to dismiss complaints.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of loads

Verb

Ping Ping, the male, has dark black circles around his eyes, while Fu Shuang, the female, has a forehead that protrudes a bit, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Other animals on-site include a stable full of horses and Cowboy the tortoise, who is about the size of a lawnmower and whose head protrudes from what looks like a Venus flytrap made of bone.

— Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of protrudes

Noun

In his view, the peaceful crowds that greeted Machado on Sunday undermined arguments that her return would necessarily provoke unrest.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Following Jonas’s post, crowds at Whiskey Myers concerts have skewed younger.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2026

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