conglomeration
Mass of disparate parts
Conglomeration is the process of gathering diverse things into a single mass or group, or the resulting collection itself.
The word emphasizes heterogeneity—a conglomeration isn't just a pile but a mixture of distinctly different elements: The festival was a conglomeration of food vendors, artists, and street performers.
In business contexts, it describes the formation of conglomerates through mergers and acquisitions of unrelated companies.
Gathered set of items
- aggregationCombined collection of items
- assemblageCollected group of things
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- amassmentAct of piling up
accretion · gathering · build-up · heap · pile · mass · jumble · hodgepodge
State of being diverse
- heterogeneityState of being dissimilar
- eclecticismCombining from multiple sources
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- patchworkFabric scraps sewn together
kaleidoscope · collage · melting-pot · spectrum · cross-section · multifariousness · pluralism · assortment
Arrangement by shared traits
- clusterGathered group nearby
- clumpThick gathered mass
- bundleGathered items tied together
- knotTied rope fastening
constellation · convergence · concentration · nexus · network · swarm · throng · congregation
Legally separate business entity
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
- mergerCorporate combination
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
takeover · consolidation · enterprise · diversification · synergy · portfolio · division · monopoly
collection
Gathered set of items
- aggregationCombined collection of items
- assemblageCollected group of things
- accumulationCollected mass over time
amassment · accretion · gathering · build-up · heap · pile · mass · jumble · hodgepodge · mishmash
variety
State of being diverse
- heterogeneityState of being dissimilar
- eclecticismCombining from multiple sources
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
patchwork · kaleidoscope · collage · melting-pot · spectrum · cross-section · multifariousness · pluralism · assortment · miscellany
grouping
Arrangement by shared traits
knot · constellation · convergence · concentration · nexus · network · swarm · throng · congregation · concourse
corporation
Legally separate business entity
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
- mergerCorporate combination
acquisition · takeover · consolidation · enterprise · diversification · synergy · portfolio · division · monopoly · oligopoly
breccia
Cemented angular rock fragments
gravel · cementation · matrix · sandstone · sediment · deposition · alluvium · outcrop · strata · erosion
- accumulationaccumulation, heap, pile, stack, hoard
- long wordssupercalifragilisticexpialidocious, antidisestablishmentarianism, incomprehensibilities, counterrevolutionary, electroencephalograph
- mixturesmix, mixture, blend, blending, amalgam
- business consolidationmerger, mergers, acquisition, acquisitions, takeover
- collectionscollection, collections, anthology, anthologies, compilation
- collectivespair, duo, trio, quartet, quintet
conglomerationarrangement
Ordered configuration or agreement
organization · classification · analysis · systematization · sorting
conglomerationseparation
State of being apart
dispersal · scattering · dissolution · fragmentation · disintegration
conglomerationhomogeneity
State of sameness throughout
uniformity · purity · consistency · singularity · monolith