MASSED Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

massed 1 of 2

adjective

as in pressed

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

massed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of mass

as in accumulated

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass clouds massing on the western side of the mountain range

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of massed

Adjective

China’s military has unveiled a combat drone converted from a Soviet–era fighter jet, a development that could enable massed drone attacks in any future conflict over Taiwan. —

Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025

Verb

The King, 77, led members of his family in taking in the sights and cheers of the crowd massed below as Trooping the Colour had its grand finale on Saturday, June 13. —

Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026 Touch of Gold® Holly makes an eye-catching accent in borders and can be massed as a low hedge or tall groundcover. —

Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 June 2026 Thousands more were massed outside the gates. —

Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 Soldiers massed around Central, crossing rifles to prevent the Black students, who would soon be immortalized as the Little Rock Nine, from entering the grounds. —

Daniel Felsenthal, Pitchfork, 4 Apr. 2026 The nectar plants should be massed together in groups of three and five by color. —

Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026 Yet their embarrassing 2-1 defeat at Macclesfield, from the sixth tier of football in England, as holders in the FA Cup’s third round in January was not against a team who massed resolutely in their own territory. —

Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026 Hours earlier, Orban's supporters had massed in front of parliament on the country's annual commemoration of its 1848 revolution against Habsburg rule. —

Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026 Similar health crises surfaced wherever immigration officers massed in the past year. —

Kate Wells, NPR, 5 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for massed

Adjective

While many automakers go out of their way to make their hybrid offerings more visually distinctive, passers-by would be hard-pressed to tell whether the Carnival is a gasoline or a gasoline-electric model.

— Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
New York will be hard-pressed to continue scoring at that level in the championship.

— James L. Edwards III, New York Times, 27 May 2026