Imagine, for the sake of argument, a tribal group in which mother-son incest was countenanced.
Source: tatoeba (19990)
Group
/ɡɹuːp/
Synonyms for "group" (735 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (147)
Noun(49 words)
mathematical groupage breakdownagglomeratingaggregatesalgebraic structureanimal speciesarrangearrange objectsartifact groupassembleassemblyassnassociated withassociationsassortingauction lotazanabandingbandsbatch
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batchesbatchingbattalionsbeviesbinningbinsbiology topics listbird flockblocsbmwbobwhitesbodiesbracketsbrigadesbucketbucketingbunchescalculate by categorycampcastescategoriescategorizationscategorizecategorizingcategory of abbreviationscategory tagcategory taggedcharacterizing individualschemical group
Determiner(1 words)
a school
Adjective(6 words)
academic categoryadvanced biology cohortassortedbiological categorybroad term labelcategorical label
accumulateaccumulationadjustaffiliationage groupagglomerateagglomerationaggregateaggregationaggroupalliancealphabetizeamassamericanamountanalyzeappraisearrangearrayart nouveau
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art schoolsashcan schoolassemblageassembleassemblyassessassociationassortassortmentaxisbandbarbizonbatchbattalionbatterybauhausbevybig bandblocbloodbodybologneseboltbracketbranchbrassbrass bandbrass choirbrass quintetbrass sectionbrassesbreak downbrigadebring togetherbritishbudgetbulkbunchbunch togetherbunch upbundbundlecabalcadrecallithumpian bandcamarillacampcartelcastcastecatalogcataloguecategorizecategorycellchainchamber orchestracharmed circlechunk
Verb(12 words)
Strong matches (221)
Noun(81 words)
chunking studychunkscibotiumcircle shapecircumcisedclansclass basedclass constructclass datapointclass enthusiasmclass feature piececlass groupclass of operationclass of physics studentsclass of quantitiesclass topicclass totalclassification unitclassifyclassify as compound
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classify taskclassifyingclassifying exerciseclassingclubsclump togetherclumpsclusterclusteringclusterscohort classcohort groupingcohort of biology studentscohort of physics learnerscohort relatedcohort specificcohortingcohorting strategycohortscollaborative online groupcollectcollectioncollection ofcollection of specimenscollectivecollective living practicescollectivescolor coded groupingcolor unchangingcommunitiescomplexconglomeratescongregateconsortcontingentsconvenecoveyscreating categorydemographicenceliaensemblesenthusiastsentity classeumetopiasfactionsfamilyfield a rosterfixed groupingflockflocksgagglegangsgathergatheringgeeksgeesegenusgenyonemusgorpsgrade enrollment countsgreek systēma
churchcircleclanclassclassifycliqueclosed circleclotclubclumpclusterclutchcoalitioncobracodifycohortcollatecollectcollectioncollege
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colligatecollocatecombinationcombinecombocommon marketcommunioncommunitycompanycomparecompilecomplementconcentrateconcert bandconfederacyconfederationcongeriesconglomerateconglomerationcongregationconsumer cooperativecontingentcooperativecooperative societycopsecorpscorralcoteriecouncilcountcouplecoveycredit unioncrewcropcrowdcumulatecustoms uniondealdenominationdesksdetachmentdetaildig updigestdisposedistinguishdistributedividedivisiondixieland banddosedraw togetherdredge updriftdrive togetherdutcheclecticeconomic communityeliteelite groupenlargeensembleestateevaluatefactionfactorfamilyfederationfellowshipfilefleetflemishflockfontainebleaufree trade areafrenchfrontgamelan orchestraganggathergather ingather togethergatheringgaugegerman bandget inget togethergobgradategradegraduate
Adjective(12 words)
circular shapeclinical cohortingcollaborative teamcollective motivationcommunal gardeningcreative ideasdeplorabledescriptive category labeldurational attributeeducational cohortingfrench cohortefrench groupe
Verb(16 words)
classedclassifiedclassifyclassify resultsclumpedclusteredcohortedcollectcollect updivide portionsflockedforegatherfound a clubgathergather togethergather up
Related words (367)
Noun(113 words)
greggroup structure variablesgroupinggymnastsherdholdinghouseholdinghuddleitalian forzaketubimkolonialiving unit of lifelumplumpinglumpsmariachimassive crowdmegosmidstmoiety
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more classifyingmore organizationalmost portuguese classnetwork ofnoncouncilnorwegian setteomit sampleonline spanish course labelordered categoryorganizepackaged unitpackagespartitioningpassenger car classpattern orientingpeer grouping approachphotography collectivepickwickplatoonsplaylistspodpodspollachiuspopulationporphyrioportuguese forçaposition categorypotential energy labelradicalradiigerarank studentsregimentsrescue leaguerossettisample for analysisschoolsscience class cohortscorpionssection tabsectionssegment ofsegmentssetset with operationsetssextetsshape categoriesshelffulshoalingsize based classificationskeinssmall crowdsocial categorysocial groupingsocial unitsortsort by scoresortingsortsspanish grupospecies groupingsports teamssquad edsquadsstart a clubstictomysstructural unit of lifestudy cohortstudy typestyle groupswarmswarmssystemizingtaxateamingteamstech communityterm as descriptorthemetierstype oftypestypes on keyboardunitsuniverseuskubvery energetic teamvisual art mediumward cohortingwell labeledwell organizedword form grammarworkgroup
groupinggroupmentgroupsgroveguildhassockheadheadingheapherdhuddlehunkidentifyin-groupincludeindexingroupinner circleitalianjazz band
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joinjug bandjuntajuntojuxtaposekinknotlabellarge amountleaguelevellistlook-alikeslotlumplump togethermachinemake upmanneristmassmatchmatching pairmeasuremessmilanesemilitary bandmissionmobmobilizemodenesemomentummovementmusterneapolitannew yorknumberoffshootorchestraorderorganizationorganizeout groupout-groupoutfitpackpaduanpairparcelparisianpartpartnerpartnershippartypasselpeer grouppersuasionphalanxphasesphilharmonicpigeonholepileplaceplatoonplein-airpolitical machinepoolportionpositionpossepre-raphaelitepredicamentproportionpushput togetherquantityquartetquintetraceragtime bandraiserake uprallyrangerankraphaeliterateratingrationreflexregimentreligious orderrestanyriddleringrochdale cooperativerock-and-roll groupromanround uprubricrucksalonschismschoolscottishscrape togetherscreensculpturesectsectarismsectionsegmentselectionseparateseptseriessetset apartsextetshiftshocksienesesievesiftsizeskiffle bandslewsmall amountsocialsocietysortsort outspursquadstablestationstatussteel bandstookstrainstratumstreet bandstringstring bandstring choirstring orchestrastring quartetstringssubdividesubdivisionsubgroupsubordersubordinatesuitesumsuprematismswing bandsymphonysymphony orchestrasyndicatesystemtabulatetake upteamthe tenthicketthrash outtiertitletribetriotrooptroupetrusttufttuscantussocktwinstypeumbrianunionunitvarietyvenetianversionwaitswashingtonwe-groupweighwhip inwingwinnowwispwoodwindwoodwind choirwoodwind quartetwoodwinds
Adjective(18 words)
human organizationicelandic setjaitalian gruppomath categorymost collectivemulti-organismnonessentialnorwegian ordennumerical descriptor categoryorganized datapeer-groupedrapid sortroman cohortscientific categoryshared roomsocial groupsocial groupsspanish colectivo
Verb(17 words)
kindlelumpedmix solutionsparenthesizeparenthesizedplatoonedprecomposeround upsegregatedseveralizesortedsubdividessystematizesteamedthrongtrackedtypify common traits
Adverb(1 words)
most classifying
Determiner(2 words)
most communal activitiesthe team
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: mathematical group, a school, academic category, accumulate, accumulation.
- Sentence evidence is available for group, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse, moby, and related lexical sources.
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 "group".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "group"
Keep "group" 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 "group" 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 "group", 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 "group" 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
26 entriesabstract entityabstractionaggregationalgebraic structureanalyzeassembleassortbuilding blockcategoryclassclassificationclassifycollectionforegatherforgather
Showing 16 of 26 words.
More specific
11 entriesCollocations
10 entriesfocus groupgroup activitygroup datagroup of studentsgroup projectgroup workgrouping activitylarge groupsmall groupstudy group
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriesTranslations
7 translations across 6 languages.
Czech
1 entries- skupina noun (in Unix)
Finnish
1 entries- ryhmä noun (in Unix)
German
1 entries- Benutzergruppe noun (in Unix)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- grȕpa noun (in Unix)
- гру̏па noun (in Unix)
Swahili
1 entries- makundi noun (in Unix)
Swedish
1 entries- grupp noun (in Unix)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
A group of foreigners arrived in Edo, i.e. Tokyo.
Source: tatoeba (21886)
A group of foreign students visited Akira's high school.
Source: tatoeba (21958)
We came together to form a group.
Source: tatoeba (22621)
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Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "group"?
Closest matches include mathematical group, a school, academic category, accumulate, accumulation.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "group"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.