Antonyms for massed


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : mas
Phonetic Transcription : mæs


Definition of massed

Origin :
  • "to gather in a mass" (intransitive), 1560s, from mass (n.1) or from French masser. Transitive sense by c.1600. Related: Massed; massing.
  • As in more : adj additional, greater
  • As in solid : adj hard, dimensional
  • As in gathered : adj assembled
  • As in assembled : adj put together
  • As in collective : adj composite
  • As in congested : adj blocked, clogged
  • As in conglomerate : adj composite
  • As in crowded : adj busy, congested
  • As in dense : adj compressed, thick
  • As in load : verb burden, saddle
  • As in pile : verb gather, pack; put on top of another
  • As in press : verb push on with force
  • As in raise : verb increase, augment
  • As in bank : verb collect money or advantage
  • As in swarm : verb move forward as a group
  • As in accumulate : verb gather or amass something
  • As in bunch : verb gather in group
  • As in jam-pack : verb crowd
  • As in sock away : verb bank
  • As in concentrate : verb gather, collect
  • As in congregate : verb assemble, come together
  • As in consolidate : verb combine; make firm
  • As in crowd : verb cram, press into area
  • As in flock : verb congregate
  • As in gather : verb come or bring together
  • As in gather : verb harvest, pick out
  • As in heap : verb amass, collect in pile
  • As in huddle : verb meet, discuss
Example sentences :
  • With the noise of a thousand thunderbolts the massed rays struck.
  • Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
  • The heavens darkened with massed fliers, and still they came.
  • Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
  • All these rooms had been parts of my harbor—a massed array of money and brains.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • It was now dark with massed clusters of bodies, red even at that distance.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • Our massed instances speak too much of coincidences of coincidences.
  • Extract from : « The Book of the Damned » by Charles Fort
  • Experimentally, he waved to the massed ranks of bug things as he passed them.
  • Extract from : « The Worshippers » by Damon Francis Knight
  • Retreating into Virginia, he massed his forces at Fredericksburg.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Treasures » by Harry A. Lewis
  • It floated downward, massed and purple-red with gushing blood.
  • Extract from : « Wandl the Invader » by Raymond King Cummings
  • They were massed together in groups with their arms all turned upwards.
  • Extract from : « The Elusive Pimpernel » by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
  • Massed in the background, and in a half circle, were the freshmen.
  • Extract from : « Ruth Fielding At College » by Alice B. Emerson

Synonyms for massed

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