grouping

Examples

• All

• Related changes bring about a much more clearly focused grouping of the statues.

  Academic text (1992)

• The teacher organized the students into a grouping based on their reading levels.

• This paper was from the same group published this year.

• It's a grouping of the brightest stars in the northern sky.

  Men in Black (1997)

• For a breakdown of demographic information by age grouping, consult Table 1.

  Academic text (2012)

• A ficus tree filled one corner of the room, a grouping of corn plants the other.

  Fiction book (1999)

• The diversity of ethnic groupings and languages creates problems, but none that are unique to Eritrea.

  Academic text (1991)

• The students practiced creating color wheels and color groupings with the watercolor paints.

  Academic text (2008)

• In the gallery, there was a beautiful grouping of modern art sculptures.

• The researcher analyzed a grouping of species that share similar traits.

Synonyms

G

group

vsgrouping

∞ 1.0

A number of people or things seen as one unit

is the database head entry form for that same collective idea

C

crowd

vsgrouping

∞ 1.0

Many people or things are close together in one place

is neutral about location and does not require physical gathering

U

unit

vsgrouping

∞ 2.8

A group of people in an organization who have a specific job

is the broad term for items classed together beyond formal organizations

C

category

vsgrouping

658 2.7

A group of things or people that have the same features

is the act of considering items together, not the labeled class itself

L

lot

vsgrouping

656 1.0

A group of people or things considered together

is a general idea of items classed together not used for sales

P

pack

vsgrouping

320 1.0

A group of animals or people who act together

is broader and does not require coordinated movement or shared action

C

cluster

vsgrouping

210 3.1

A group of similar things or people close together

is the general idea of items classed together without needing closeness

M

mass

vsgrouping

71 2.7

A large collection of things often including people

covers collections of any size rather than specifically very large ones

A

assortment

vsgrouping

36 3.5

A collection of different things, like books or food

is more neutral and does not emphasize variety among the parts

C

classification

vsgrouping

22 3.7

A group of things that share the same features

is about items being seen together, not the process of arranging them

A

aggregation

vsgrouping

11 6.1

A group of things joined together as one whole

focuses on considering items together rather than on the collecting action

C

conglomeration

vsgrouping

7 7.4

A group of different things gathered in one place

is the simple idea of items considered together without stressing mixture

C

clustering

vsgrouping

6 4.1

A group of similar things close together

names the resulting collection rather than the physical organizing action

C

collectivity

vsgrouping

1 6.6

A group of people who act together for a shared purpose

is broader and does not require joint purpose or shared identity

T

taxon

vsgrouping

• Specialized

1 9.1

A group of living things that scientists put together, like a species or family

is the general notion of items classed together beyond biological use

Antonyms

I

individual

∞ 2.3

A single person or animal regarded separately from a group

S

separation

89 2.6

The process of moving apart or staying apart

How Big

crowd

∞ 1.0

grouping

10 2.7

pair

889 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology