Synonyms for array


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : uh-rey
Phonetic Transcription : əˈreɪ

Top 10 synonyms for array Other synonyms for the word array

Définition of array

Origin :
  • early 14c., from stem of Old French areer "to put in order," from Vulgar Latin *ar-redare (source of Italian arredare), from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + Frankish *ræd- "ready" or some cognate Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *raidjan "to place in order" (cf. Gothic garadis, Old English geræde "ready;" see ready (adj.)). Related: Arrayed; arraying.
  • noun collection, considerable group
  • noun fine clothes
  • verb arrange in collection or order
  • verb dress in fine clothes
Example sentences :
  • They set the battle in array, they uttered cries of defiance.
  • Extract from : « The Babylonian Legends of the Creation » by British Museum
  • Howbeit, what an array of Masters and Knights have we, and what a variety!
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • Its pathos, its humor, and its array of natural incidents are all satisfying.
  • Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
  • What means that array of bottles, cups, saucers, and glasses on the chair at my head?
  • Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
  • Along the shelves stretched an array of bottles with liqueurs of every color.
  • Extract from : « Mayflower (Flor de mayo) » by Vicente Blasco Ibez
  • No cause ever failed in the long run which had such an array of truth behind it.
  • Extract from : « Recollections » by David Christie Murray
  • Plants that array themselves against these laws wither and die.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence » by Various
  • On the bed, covering it completely, was an array of May baskets that made her gasp.
  • Extract from : « Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore » by Pauline Lester
  • "I love them all," I told him as we stood before the array of blossoms.
  • Extract from : « Patchwork » by Anna Balmer Myers
  • The enemy was drawn up in array to meet us, but fled after a feeble struggle.
  • Extract from : « Tancred » by Benjamin Disraeli

Antonyms for array

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