ACCRETED Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

accreted

verb

past tense of accrete

as in accumulated

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass silt accreting at the mouth of the river over time

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Recent Examples of accreted The pieces have accreted over time, gobbled up from years and years of StackExchange posts and Reddit threads. — Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026 This theoretical limit concerns how much matter can be accreted to a compact body like a neutron star or black hole. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025

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After creating videos, some of which have accumulated millions of views across platforms, Badger earned representation from Digital Brand Architects, or DBA, a creator-management company, which was acquired by United Talent Agency.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
By the time crews arrived at the scene, somewhere between 3 and 4 feet of water and mud had accumulated in the theater, engulfing all of the ground floor seats and rising to the height of the elevated stage.

— Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026

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