The actor's illustrious career was honored at a gala event attended by a bevy of A-list celebrities.
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Bevy
/ˈbɛvi/
Synonyms for "bevy" (107 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: a mass of, a world of, age group, army, array.
- Sentence evidence is available for bevy, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, opengloss, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "bevy".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "bevy"
Keep "bevy" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "bevy" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "bevy", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "bevy" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
9 entriesMore specific
4 entriesCollocations
6 entriesbevy of beautiesbevy of editorsbevy of quailsbevy of reportersbevy of scholarsbevy of supporters
Inflections
1 entriesTranslations
30 translations across 18 languages.
Armenian
2 entries- երամ noun (large group of birds)
- տարմ noun (large group of birds)
Bulgarian
1 entries- ято noun (large group of birds)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 群 noun (large group of birds)
Czech
3 entries- hejno noun (large group of birds)
- houf noun (group of persons)
- skupina noun (group of persons)
Dutch
3 entries- schare noun (large group of birds)
- vlucht noun (large group of birds)
- zwerm noun (large group of birds)
Finnish
1 entries- parvi noun (large group of birds)
French
2 entries- passée noun (large group of birds)
- vol noun (large group of birds)
German
2 entries- Schar noun (large group of birds)
- Schwarm noun (large group of birds)
Hungarian
1 entries- csapat noun (large group of birds)
Italian
3 entries- passo noun (large group of birds)
- stormo noun (large group of birds)
- volata noun (large group of birds)
Japanese
1 entries- 群れ noun (large group of birds)
Occitan
2 entries- banda noun (large group of birds)
- bandada noun (large group of birds)
Portuguese
1 entries- bando noun (large group of birds)
Romanian
1 entries- stol noun (large group of birds)
Russian
2 entries- ста́йка noun (group of persons)
- ста́я noun (large group of birds)
Spanish
2 entries- bandada noun (large group of birds)
- grupo noun (group of persons)
Swedish
1 entries- flock noun (large group of birds)
Turkish
1 entries- kuş sürüsü noun (large group of birds)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
He was accompanied by a bevy of buxom babes.
Source: tatoeba (1248696)
There are many collective nouns for a group of otters, including 'bevy', 'family', 'romp', and, when they are in water, 'raft'.
Source: tatoeba (9012690)
In the "New Deal" years of the 1930s, President Franklin Roosevelt created a bevy of government agencies that he hoped would pull the nation out of the Great Depression. They produced a nationwide social-security system, farm subsidies, and jobs for struggling workers, who cleared forests, built highways, wrote guidebooks to the states, photographed rural families and dust-blown towns, and created public works of art across the nation.
Source: tatoeba (12297114)
Showing 4 of 10 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "bevy"?
Closest matches include a mass of, a world of, age group, army, array.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "bevy"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.