Bunch — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

noun verb /ˈbənch/

Meaning & Definition of Bunch

Bunch (noun)

  1. protuberance, swelling
  2. a number of things of the same kind
  3. group

Bunch (verb)

  1. swell, protrude
  2. to form a group or cluster —often used with up
  3. to form into a bunch

Bunch (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially

    "that bunch goes out to lunch together every Friday"

    similar: body, circle, clan, clique, community, coterie, coven, crowd, fold, galère, gang, klatch, lot, network, pack, ring, set
    related: charmed circle, elite, in-group, closed shop, club, college, fellowship, guild, league, organization, society, camp, faction, sect, side, tribe, mess, squad, brotherhood, fraternity, order, sisterhood, sodality, sorority, commune, alliance, bloc, coalition, confederation, congress, council, federation, union
    near: loner, individualist

  2. a number of things considered as a unit

    "bought a bunch of grapes"

    similar: array, assemblage, band, bank, batch, battery, block, clot, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, constellation, group, grouping, huddle, knot, lot, muster, package, parcel, passel, set, suite, the whole kit and caboodle
    related: accumulation, aggregate, aggregation, conglomeration, agglomeration, assortment, hodgepodge, jumble, miscellany, mixture, odds and ends, sundries, variety, cycle, run, series, suit
    near: entity, item, single, unit

  3. a usually small number of persons considered as a unit

    "a small bunch of people were sent to clean up the place"

    similar: array, band, batch, battery, body, boodle, cluster, clutch, consort, constellation, crop, group, grouping, huddle, knot, lot, parcel, party, passel, the whole kit and caboodle
    related: assembly, collective, congregation, gathering, muster, organization, circle, clan, clique, coterie, fellowship, gang, ring, round, set, faction, guild, order, school, sect, brigade, crew, outfit, phalanx, platoon, posse, task force, team, alliance, bloc, coalition, confederacy, confederation, federation, league, union, battalion, squadron, bevy, brood, covey
    near: individual, single

  4. a part that sticks out from the general mass of something

    "a bunch in the blanket"

    similar: bulge, convexity, jut, overhang, projection, protrusion, protuberance, swell
    related: dome, blob, bump, dilatation, gibbosity, hump, knob, knot, knurl, lump, nub, obtrusion, puff, snag, swelling, block, piece, portion, section, enlargement, escalation, expansion, increase, hill, mound
    opposite: cavity, concave, concavity, dent, depression, dint, hollow, indent, indentation, indenture, pit, recess
    near: crater, hole, well, basin, bowl, dip, valley, furrow, groove, trench, trough, dimple, gouge, impression, notch, pocket

  5. a considerable amount

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

    similar: abundance, barrel, basketful, boatload, bucket, bundle, bushel, carload, chunk, deal, dozen, fistful, gobs, good deal, heap, hundred, lashings (chiefly British), loads, lot, mass, mess, mountain, much, multiplicity, myriad, oodles, pack, passel, peck, pile, plateful, plenitude, plentitude, plenty, pot, potful, profusion, quantity, raft, reams, scads, sheaf, shipload, sight, slew, spate, stack, store, ton, truckload, volume, wad, wealth, yard, all kinds (of), quite a bit
    related: epidemic, plague, rash, bonanza, embarrassment, excess, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, plethora, redundancy, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus, deluge, flood, overflow, army, bevy, cram, crowd, crush, drove, flock, herd, horde, host, legion, mob, multitude, press, score, sea, swarm, throng, gazillion, jillion, kazillion, million, thousands, trillion, zillion
    opposite: ace, bit, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, handful, hint, lick, little, mite, mouthful, nip, ounce, peanuts, pinch, pittance, scruple, shade, shadow, smidgen, speck, spot, sprinkle, sprinkling, strain, streak, suspicion, tad, taste, touch, trace
    near: atom, crumb, dot, fleck, flyspeck, fragment, grain, granule, iota, jot, modicum, molecule, mote, nubbin, particle, ray, scintilla, scrap, shred, tittle, whit, smatter, smattering, dash, drop, morsel, shot, piece, portion, section, absence, dearth, famine, lack, paucity, poverty, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, undersupply, want, deficiency, deficit, inadequacy, insufficiency, meagerness, scantiness, scantness, skimpiness

Bunch (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to extend outward beyond a usual point

    "the dress bunches a bit at the waist"

    similar: bag, balloon, beetle, belly, billow, bulge, jut, overhang, poke, pooch (chiefly dialect), pouch, pout, project, protrude, stand out, start, stick out, swell
    related: dome, blow up, inflate, dilate, distend, expand, mushroom, snowball, elongate, extend, lengthen, stretch
    near: compress, condense, constrict, contract, shrink

  2. to gather into a closely packed group

    "the slow service caused the customers at the pick-up counter to bunch up"

    similar: cluster, crowd, huddle, pile, press
    related: assemble, collect, concenter, concentrate, conglomerate, congregate, convene, converge, flock, forgather, herd, swarm, throng, encircle, mob, surround, embrace, hug
    near: break up, disband, disperse, split (up)

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Bunch

The most common words with a similar meaning to Bunch:

Chiefly British: lashings
Chiefly dialect: pooch
body, circle, clan, clique, community, coterie, coven, crowd, fold, galère, gang, klatch, lot, network, pack, ring, set, array, assemblage, band, bank, batch, battery, block, clot, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, constellation, group, grouping, huddle, knot, muster, package, parcel, passel, suite, boodle

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Bunch

Words with the opposite meaning of Bunch:

cavity, concave, concavity, dent, depression, dint, hollow, indent, indentation, indenture, pit, recess, ace, bit, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, handful, hint, lick, little, mite, mouthful, nip, ounce, peanuts, pinch, pittance, scruple

Related Words for Bunch

charmed circle, elite, in-group, closed shop, club, college, fellowship, guild, league, organization, society, camp, faction, sect, side, tribe, squad, brotherhood, fraternity, order, sisterhood, sodality, sorority, commune, alliance, bloc, coalition, confederation, congress, council

Near Antonyms of Bunch

loner, individualist, entity, item, single, unit, individual, crater, hole, well, basin, bowl, dip, valley, furrow, groove, trench, trough, dimple, gouge, impression, notch, pocket, atom, crumb, dot, fleck, flyspeck, fragment, grain

Word Forms of Bunch

Inflections: bunched, bunching, bunches

Derived words: bunchily (adverb), bunchy (adjective)

Origin & Etymology of Bunch

Middle English bunche

First known use: 14th century

Words & Phrases Containing Bunch

the pick of the bunch, thanks a bunch/lot/million

Frequently Asked Questions about Bunch

What does "Bunch" mean?

"Bunch" means protuberance, swelling. As an a noun and a verb, it is defined as: protuberance, swelling. It has 7 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Bunch"?

Other words for "Bunch" include body, circle, clan, clique, community, coterie, coven and crowd. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Bunch" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Bunch"?

There are 278 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Bunch". Common alternatives include body, circle, clan, clique, community, coterie, coven, crowd, fold and galère.

What is the opposite of "Bunch"?

Antonyms of "Bunch" include cavity, concave, concavity, dent, depression, dint, hollow and indent. Near antonyms include loner, individualist, entity and item.

How do you use "Bunch" in a sentence?

Examples of "Bunch" in a sentence: "that bunch goes out to lunch together every Friday"; "bought a bunch of grapes"; "a small bunch of people were sent to clean up the place".

Is "Bunch" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Bunch" can be used as a noun and a verb, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Bunch"?

"Bunch" is pronounced /ˈbənch/.

What is the origin of the word "Bunch"?

"Bunch" comes from Middle English bunche. First known use: 14th century.