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accretion

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of accretion

1 a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time

a thick accretion of ice in a freezer that obviously had not been cleaned for some time

Synonyms of accretion

accumulation, assemblage, collection, cumulation, cumulus, gathering, lodgment (or lodgement), pileup

Words Related to accretion

agglomerate, assortment, congeries, conglomerate, conglomeration, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, jumble, medley, mélange, mishmash, mix, mixture, motley, potpourri

agglomeration, clutter, hash, heap, litter, mass, pile

aggregate, aggregation, sum, totality

backlog, cache, fund, hoard, inventory, kitty, nest egg, reserve, stock, stockpile, store, supply

2 something added (as by growth)

accretions of lime have thickened the cave's stalactites and stalagmites over the centuries

Synonyms of accretion

accrual, addendum, addition, augmentation, boost, expansion, gain, increase, increment, more, plus, proliferation, raise, rise, step-up, supplement, uptick

Words Related to accretion

accumulation, assemblage, collection, gathering

accession, appendix, continuation, extension, uptrend, upturn

jump, run-up, spike

Near Antonyms of accretion

deduction, subtraction

Antonyms of accretion

abatement, decline, decrease, decrement, depletion, diminishment, diminution, drop-off, fall, falloff, lessening, loss, lowering, reduction, shrinkage, step-down

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