bunch
1 of 2noun
ˈbənch 
1
: protuberance, swelling
2
a
: a number of things of the same kind
a bunch of grapes
b
: group sense 2a
a bunch of friends
c
: a considerable amount : lot
a bunch of money
bunchily
ˈbən-chə-lē
adverb bunchy
ˈbən-chē
adjective bunch
2 of 2verb
bunched; bunching; bunches
intransitive verb
1
: swell, protrude
2
: to form a group or cluster —often used with up
transitive verb
: to form into a bunch
Synonyms
Noun
- body
- circle
- clan
- clique
- community
- coterie
- coven
- crowd
- fold
- galère
- gang
- klatch
- klatsch
- lot
- network
- pack
- ring
- set
Verb
- bag
- balloon
- beetle
- belly
- billow
- bulge
- jut
- overhang
- poke
- pooch [chiefly dialect]
- pouch
- pout
- project
- protrude
- stand out
- start
- stick out
- swell
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Noun He always had a bunch of keys on his belt. Dried herbs hung in bunches from the kitchen rafters. Verb The child's tights bunched at the ankles. the dress bunches a bit at the waist
Recent Examples on the Web
Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2022 There are a bunch of whiskey bottles most whiskey lovers are familiar with. Toby Grey, BGR, 4 Sep. 2022 There are a bunch of different ways to play harmonica. Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al, 30 Aug. 2022 Finally, there have been a bunch of reports that Apple plans to soon introduce a mixed reality headset. Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2022 Nollywood is a bunch of independent artisanal filmmakers struggling to make a living, telling stories and selling those stories to whoever wants to pay for them. Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Aug. 2022 One of their best times was a day where their biggest haul was a bunch of sunk bushes near the shore, where all three of them managed to tangle their lines. Sandra Sobieraj Westfall, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022 There are also a bunch of great horror films on Netflix. Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 19 Aug. 2022 The last force underlying the evolving payments landscape is a bunch of technology firms striving to untangle payment complexities in Asia. Percy Hung, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Taylore Glynn, Allure, 23 Aug. 2022 Using your fingertips, grab all corners of the wrapper, and bunch together like a purse bundle, pressing edges to seal. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2022 The sleeves are close-fitting, and as a result my T-shirt base layers would occasionally bunch up in the armpits. Jeremy Rellosa, Outside Online, 19 Feb. 2021 Because the layers are bonded, the gloves don’t bunch. Berne Broudy, Outside Online, 22 Mar. 2021 Rather than using removable inserts that bunch up in the wash and get thrown away, all Lume Six bras are offered in two versions: unlined or with thin sewn-in padding. Ariella Gintzler, Outside Online, 27 May 2022 Women’s styles frustrate Emily Casey, 32, a software engineer in Brooklyn, tending to bunch under her arms. Aria Darcella, WSJ, 5 May 2022 Charitable contributions are not the only way to bunch. Jamie Hopkins, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022 That meant the Flyline kit needed to accommodate the contours of a seated skier while eliminating seams, pockets, zippers, and any excess fabric that could bunch up in the chair. Nick Heil, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2022 See More
Noun
Aside from that, there's a bunch of other news, too! Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2022 There are a bunch of whiskey bottles most whiskey lovers are familiar with. Toby Grey, BGR, 4 Sep. 2022 There are a bunch of different ways to play harmonica. Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al, 30 Aug. 2022 Finally, there have been a bunch of reports that Apple plans to soon introduce a mixed reality headset. Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 25 Aug. 2022 Nollywood is a bunch of independent artisanal filmmakers struggling to make a living, telling stories and selling those stories to whoever wants to pay for them. Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Aug. 2022 One of their best times was a day where their biggest haul was a bunch of sunk bushes near the shore, where all three of them managed to tangle their lines. Sandra Sobieraj Westfall, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022 There are also a bunch of great horror films on Netflix. Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 19 Aug. 2022 The last force underlying the evolving payments landscape is a bunch of technology firms striving to untangle payment complexities in Asia. Percy Hung, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Verb
Without the typical layer of fuzz and dry flakes that tend to bunch up around my nose, upper lip, and chin, my foundation glided on near-flawlessly. Taylore Glynn, Allure, 23 Aug. 2022 Using your fingertips, grab all corners of the wrapper, and bunch together like a purse bundle, pressing edges to seal. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2022 The sleeves are close-fitting, and as a result my T-shirt base layers would occasionally bunch up in the armpits. Jeremy Rellosa, Outside Online, 19 Feb. 2021 Because the layers are bonded, the gloves don’t bunch. Berne Broudy, Outside Online, 22 Mar. 2021 Rather than using removable inserts that bunch up in the wash and get thrown away, all Lume Six bras are offered in two versions: unlined or with thin sewn-in padding. Ariella Gintzler, Outside Online, 27 May 2022 Women’s styles frustrate Emily Casey, 32, a software engineer in Brooklyn, tending to bunch under her arms. Aria Darcella, WSJ, 5 May 2022 Charitable contributions are not the only way to bunch. Jamie Hopkins, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022 That meant the Flyline kit needed to accommodate the contours of a seated skier while eliminating seams, pockets, zippers, and any excess fabric that could bunch up in the chair. Nick Heil, Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English bunche
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Phrases Containing bunch
Kids Definition
bunch 1 of 2
noun
ˈbənch
1
: a number of things of the same kind growing together
a bunch of grapes
2
: group entry 1 sense 1
a bunch of children
bunch
2 of 2verb
bunched; bunching
: to gather in a bunch The kids bunched together in the pool.
bunches 1 of 2
noun
1
as in packs
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially that bunch goes out to lunch together every Friday Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- packs
- crowds
- networks
- communities
- circles
- lots
- cliques
- folds
- gangs
- organizations
- clans
- bodies
- covens
- clubs
- coteries
- sets
- rings
- tribes
- communes
- guilds
- galères
- societies
- factions
- squads
- leagues
- klatsches
- klatches
- elites
- fraternities
- colleges
- brotherhoods
- camps
- coalitions
- sides
- sects
- fellowships
- gilds
- blocs
- sororities
- closed shops
- federations
- in-groups
- unions
- sisterhoods
- charmed circles
- messes
- alliances
- orders
- sodalities
- confederations
- congresses
- councils
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- individualists
- loners
2
as in clusters
a number of things considered as a unit bought a bunch of grapes Synonyms & Similar Words
- clusters
- batches
- lots
- arrays
- collections
- groupings
- groups
- clumps
- packages
- assortments
- assemblages
- varieties
- sets
- constellations
- batteries
- series
- blocks
- banks
- bands
- mixtures
- parcels
- suites
- clots
- knots
- clutches
- huddles
- musters
- accumulations
- aggregates
- aggregations
- jumbles
- passels
- the whole kit and caboodle
- conglomerations
- runs
- sundries
- miscellanies
- agglomerations
- hodgepodges
- suits
- cycles
- odds and ends
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- items
- units
- entities
- singles
3
as in groupings
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit a small bunch of people were sent to clean up the place Synonyms & Similar Words
- groupings
- groups
- batches
- clusters
- lots
- bands
- crops
- teams
- arrays
- boodles
- batteries
- parcels
- platoons
- parties
- collectives
- bodies
- circles
- crews
- knots
- squadrons
- clutches
- huddles
- organizations
- battalions
- gatherings
- constellations
- consorts
- schools
- rounds
- brigades
- passels
- posses
- gangs
- the whole kit and caboodle
- cliques
- congregations
- assemblies
- factions
- coteries
- sects
- outfits
- sets
- phalanxes
- fellowships
- rings
- guilds
- musters
- clans
- gilds
- coalitions
- federations
- task forces
- blocs
- unions
- alliances
- confederacies
- orders
- coveys
- leagues
- bevies
- broods
- confederations
- phalanges
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- individuals
- singles
4
as in sections
a part that sticks out from the general mass of something a bunch in the blanket Synonyms & Similar Words
- sections
- pieces
- projections
- domes
- protuberances
- bulges
- protrusions
- swells
- portions
- juts
- blocks
- mounds
- convexities
- knots
- puffs
- overhangs
- knobs
- expansions
- snags
- blobs
- lumps
- hills
- swellings
- bumps
- nubs
- humps
- dilatations
- enlargements
- obtrusions
- increases
- gibbosities
- knurls
- escalations
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- holes
- cavities
- pits
- hollows
- indentations
- wells
- dents
- bowls
- valleys
- depressions
- craters
- pockets
- recesses
- dips
- indentures
- basins
- indents
- dints
- furrows
- impressions
- concaves
- notches
- concavities
- grooves
- trenches
- troughs
- dimples
- gouges
5
as in loads
a considerable amount I have a bunch of thoughts on the matter, so grab a notepad Synonyms & Similar Words
- loads
- tons
- piles
- slews
- lots
- hundreds
- bundles
- dozen
- hundred
- chunks
- dozens
- quantities
- wealths
- stacks
- deals
- rafts
- basketfuls
- masses
- heaps
- plenties
- myriads
- scads
- gobs
- oodles
- boatloads
- truckloads
- fistfuls
- buckets
- bushels
- platefuls
- wads
- yards
- carloads
- shiploads
- much
- profusions
- reams
- abundances
- packs
- sheaves
- volumes
- barrels
- pecks
- pots
- mountains
- stores
- multiplicities
- spates
- thousands
- sights
- potfuls
- lashings
- messes
- good deals
- plenitudes
- basketsful
- multitudes
- millions
- all kinds (of)
- quite a bit
- million
- plentitudes
- lashins
- passels
- scores
- zillions
- swarms
- surpluses
- floods
- rashes
- flocks
- hordes
- plagues
- trillions
- hosts
- bonanzas
- gazillions
- seas
- bevies
- surfeits
- excesses
- epidemics
- overmuch
- plethoras
- crowds
- armies
- embarrassments
- herds
- throngs
- oversupplies
- jillions
- overabundances
- legions
- superfluities
- mobs
- deluges
- redundancies
- crushes
- kazillions
- droves
- overages
- presses
- superabundances
- crams
- overflows
- overkills
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- bits
- particles
- ounces
- spots
- fragments
- streaks
- molecules
- shades
- strains
- atoms
- grains
- hints
- specks
- rays
- peanuts
- dots
- shadows
- mouthfuls
- tastes
- touches
- scraps
- mites
- handfuls
- dabs
- little
- pinches
- nips
- granules
- licks
- shreds
- traces
- flecks
- suspicions
- sprinklings
- drams
- aces
- sprinkles
- scruples
- glimmers
- handsful
- motes
- driblets
- crumbs
- pieces
- sections
- nubbins
- shots
- drops
- pittances
- dashes
- smidgens
- portions
- smidges
- smidgeons
- morsels
- iotas
- tittles
- jots
- smidgins
- smatterings
- whits
- flyspecks
- absences
- shortages
- scintillas
- modicums
- lacks
- smatters
- wants
- deficiencies
- deficits
- famines
- scarcities
- inadequacies
- insufficiencies
- dearths
- paucities
- undersupplies
- poverties
bunches
2 of 2verb
1
as in pokes
to extend outward beyond a usual point the dress bunches a bit at the waist Synonyms & Similar Words
- pokes
- protrudes
- balloons
- bulges
- projects
- pouches
- beetles
- bags
- stands out
- billows
- swells
- juts
- bellies
- sticks out
- pooches
- domes
- overhangs
- pouts
- mushrooms
- starts
- snowballs
- stretches
- extends
- dilates
- lengthens
- inflates
- elongates
- distends
- expands
- blows up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- contracts
- compresses
- shrinks
- condenses
- constricts
2
as in piles
to gather into a closely packed group the slow service caused the customers at the pick-up counter to bunch up Synonyms & Similar Words
- piles
- crowds
- huddles
- clusters
- swarms
- flocks
- herds
- presses
- assembles
- conglomerates
- throngs
- hugs
- mobs
- concentrates
- converges
- collects
- surrounds
- foregathers
- congregates
- convenes
- concenters
- forgathers
- encircles
- embraces
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- disperses
- breaks up
- splits (up)
- disbands