bunched
Packed into groups
Bunched describes things gathered or clustered together, forming a group or mass.
Fabric that has bunched has gathered into folds or wrinkles: Her skirt bunched at the waist.
People bunch up when they crowd together: The runners bunched at the starting line.
Bunched can also describe things that come in bunches: bunched carrots, bunched radishes.
Brought into one place
- groupedArranged by similarity
- clumpedGathered into masses
- collectedCalm and self-possessed
- assembledBrought together as group
aggregated · huddled · massed · bundled · heaped · piled · lumped · accumulated
Made narrower by pressure
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
- squeezedPressed firmly together
- cinchedFastened or guaranteed
- gatheredBrought into one place
ruched · puckered · pleated · scrunched · ruffled · shirred · wrinkled · creased
Brought into one place
- ruchedGathered into soft pleats
- shirredGathered by parallel stitching
- pleatedHaving pressed folds
- ruffledDisturbed or trimmed ornamentally
puckered · draped · tucked · folded · scrunched · wrinkled · creased · sewn
gathered
Brought into one place
assembled · aggregated · huddled · massed · bundled · heaped · piled · lumped · accumulated · amassed
constricted
Made narrower by pressure
gathered · ruched · puckered · pleated · scrunched · ruffled · shirred · wrinkled · creased · folded
gathered
Brought into one place
ruffled · puckered · draped · tucked · folded · scrunched · wrinkled · creased · sewn · stitched
packed
Filled to capacity
sardined · congested · overcrowded · thronged · swarming · teeming · squashed · pressed · huddled · dense
tensed
Became taut or rigid
- flexedContracted a muscle
- clenchedContracted with force
- contractedReduced in size
knotted · tightened · coiled · balled · fisted · braced · strained · taut · corded · rippling
- crowdedcrowded, jam-packed, packed like sardines, crammed, jammed
- tightnesstight, taut, snug, constricting, compressed
- proximitynear, close, nearby, nearness, proximity
- fabric statesworn, clean, dirty, ripped, stretched
- wrinkledwrinkly, creased, crinkled, crumpled, furrowed
- inflorescencesinflorescence, raceme, umbel, spike, panicle
bunchedscattered
Spread irregularly about
dispersed · spread out · separated · distributed · diffuse
- thanks a bunchExaggerated or mock gratitude
- whole bunch
- bunch upGather closely together
- best of the bunchHighest quality option available
- The Brady BunchIconic merged household comedy
- Brady BunchMerged stepfamily sitcom