Antonyms for array
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : uh-rey |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈreɪ |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for array
- align
- apparel
- arrangement
- attire
- batch
- bedeck
- body
- bunch
- bundle
- clothe
- clump
- cluster
- deck
- deck out
- decorate
- design
- display
- disposition
- dog out
- drape
- drapes
- dress
- dud
- dude up
- duds
- exhibit
- exhibition
- finery
- fit
- fit out
- form
- formation
- full dress
- garb
- garments
- getup
- group
- host
- line up
- lineup
- lot
- methodize
- multitude
- order
- organize
- outfit
- parade
- pattern
- range
- rig
- set
- show
- suit up
- supply
- systematize
- threads
- throng
- tog
- try on
- turn out
- wrap
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