Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lump together

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables: lump -to-geth-er
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To put different items or groups together and regard or treat them as one single group (either knowingly or unknowingly, and either advisedly or unadvisedly).

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: combine; aggregate"
"In this discussion, we will lump together various breeds of spaniels, because the differences among them don't matter for our practical purposes here."
"People tend to lump turtles and tortoises together, but in fact they are different creatures."
"April 14, 2007, The Guardian, The poorest of the poor "Those who asked the authorities for help were a mixed bag: elderly, unemployed, sick or injured, widows, orphans, the mentally ill; all were lumped together in a "one size fits all" welfare system.""

Inflected Forms

lumps together (present, singular) lumping together (participle, present) lumped together (participle, past) lumped together (past)

Synonyms

combine aggregate

Antonyms

separate segregate sequester differentiate distinguish

Questions

What does lump together mean?: To put different items or groups together and regard or treat them as one single group (either knowingly or unknowingly, and either advisedly or unadvisedly).

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