TYPES Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

types 1 of 2

noun

plural of type

as in kinds

a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common what type of people do you generally hang out with?

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Relevance

as in categories

one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic a music store that has a good selection of all types of music, not just pop, rock, and rap

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types

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verb

present tense third-person singular of type

as in classifies

to arrange or assign according to type type the birds by geographical range

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Recent Examples of types

Noun

That is partially a product of the heaps of experience this group has together in these types of moments. —

Eric Stephens, New York Times, 15 May 2026 All types of alcohol contribute to cancer by damaging DNA and increasing chronic inflammation, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. —

Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 14 May 2026 Common types of fungal infections Not all fungal infections respond to the same active ingredients. —

Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026 Air defenses shot down or jammed 693 Russian targets overnight, including 41 missiles and 652 drones of various types nationwide, the air force said. —

Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026 Tropical hibiscus should be brought indoors when temperatures drop below about 55 degrees, while cold-hardy types like Rose of Sharon can tolerate freezing temperatures and overwinter outdoors in zones 5 to 9. —

Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026 Retinol is a form of vitamin A and one of several types of retinoids. —

Kara Nesvig, Allure, 14 May 2026 Subterranean, drywood and dampwood, the three most common types of termites in the United States, all have reproductive castes capable of flying in swarms. —

Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 14 May 2026 But those two types of waves, longitudinal and transverse, aren’t exhaustive; there are other types of waves that can, and indeed do, exist. —

Big Think, 7 May 2026

Verb

Learn how to try the trend and which anchor types the bar tool supports. —

Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026 Today, a Luddite is your grandparent who keeps looking at the screen rather than the camera when on Zoom, the Boomer who types in all-capital letters, the grouchy man who refuses to get a smart phone, the professor spewing invective against Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok. —

Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for types

Noun

As the play reminds us, finding sanctuaries of many kinds in these times can be very difficult to achieve.

— Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
The stand-up and movie star was inundated with jokes of all kinds — though mostly about his stature — at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on Sunday, with the special now available on Netflix.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026