Synonyms for collection
kəˈlɛk ʃəncol·lec·tion

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1. collection

   The phrase battle array or array of battle is archaic and poetic; we now say in line or order of battle. The parade is for exhibition and oversight, and partial rehearsal of military manual and maneuvers. Array refers to a continuous arrangement of men, so that all may be seen or reviewed at once. This is practically impossible with the vast armies of our day. We say rather the disposition of troops, which expresses their location so as to sustain and support, though unable to see or readily communicate with each other. Compare DRESS.

   Synonyms:
   army, arrangement, array, battle array, disposition, exhibition, line of battle, order, order of battle, parade, show, sight

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1. collection

   Synonyms:
   assembly, assemblage, store, gathering, collation

   Antonyms:
   dispersion, distribution, dispensation, division, arrangement, disposal, classification

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1. collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblagenoun

   several things grouped together or considered as a whole

   Synonyms:
   accruement, gathering, collecting, accretion, assembly, assemblage, ingathering, assembling, appeal, accrual, hookup, accumulation, solicitation, compendium, aggregation

2. collection, compendiumnoun

   a publication containing a variety of works

   Synonyms:
   collecting, assemblage, ingathering, assembling, appeal, accumulation, solicitation, compendium, aggregation

3. solicitation, appeal, collection, ingatheringnoun

   request for a sum of money

   "an appeal to raise money for starving children"

   Synonyms:
   entreaty, aggregation, prayer, assemblage, ingathering, assembling, charm, collecting, appeal, compendium, accumulation, solicitation, appealingness, allurement

4. collection, collecting, assembling, aggregationnoun

   the act of gathering something together

   Synonyms:
   collecting, assemblage, ingathering, assembling, appeal, accumulation, solicitation, compendium, aggregation

Matched Categories

1. • Group
   • Publication
   • Request

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1. collectionnoun

   Synonyms:
   assemblage, group, cluster, gathering, crowd

2. collectionnoun

   Synonyms:
   accumulation, heap, mass, hoard, store, pile, aggregation

3. collectionnoun

   Synonyms:
   contribution (for charitable purposes)

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1. collectionnoun

   Synonyms:
   assemblage, accumulation, aggregation, heap, offering, offertory, anthology, symposium, collectanea, miscellany, rosary, chrestomathy

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1. List of paraphrases for "collection":

   gathering, collecting, collect, compilation, collections, perception, gather, collected, recovery, compendium, collects, meeting, sampling, harvesting, series, recueil, collation, picking, raising, capture, pickup, compiling, pick-up, levy, gathered, collector, levying, collating, receipt, perceptions, harvest, pick, ingestion

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How to use collection in a sentence?

1. Sandra Webber:

   I know his collection would not want to be broken up.

2. Michael Fauntroy:

   Beating up on Pelosi isnt such a big deal because shes been around forever, this squad is perceived as a new threat and its this perfect collection of religion, race and policy position, all tied up in a neat little bow, if you will.

3. The Ghost Security Group leader:

   We’ve backed down from denial-of-service and moved toward intelligence collection.

4. Ben Carson:

   We really have to protect the Constitution, the Fourth Amendment, and there are aspects of the Patriot Act, such as the massive meta-data collection, which I think probably are not necessary.

5. Victor Vescovo:

   It's not a big garbage collection pool, even though it's treated as such.