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accumulate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of accumulate

1 to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number

  • the number of complaints about that mail order firm is really accumulating
Synonyms of accumulate

accelerate, appreciate, balloon, boom, build up, burgeon (also bourgeon), climb, enlarge, escalate, expand, gain, increase, mount, multiply, mushroom, proliferate, rise, roll up, snowball, spread, swell, wax
Words Related to accumulate

jump, rocket, skyrocket, surge

heighten, intensify, redouble

blow up, bulk, distend, inflate, puff (up)

crescendo, crest, peak
Antonyms of accumulate

contract, decrease, diminish, dwindle, lessen, recede, wane

2 to bring together in one body or place

  • finally accumulated enough donated books to hold a book sale
Synonyms of accumulate

amass, assemble, bulk (up), collect, concentrate, congregate, constellate, corral, garner, gather, group, lump, pick up, round up
Words Related to accumulate

ball, batch, bunch, cluster, huddle

heap, pile, stack

band, brigade, muster, raise, rally

flock, herd, hive, pack, press, swarm, throng

combine, connect, join, link, merge, pool, unite

archive, arrange, collate, compile, organize, systematize

scrape (up or together)

re-collect, regather, regroup
Phrases Synonymous with accumulate

get together
Near Antonyms of accumulate

break up, disband, disintegrate, dissolve, separate, sever, split (up)

dismiss, send
Antonyms of accumulate

dispel, disperse, dissipate, scatter

3 to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass

  • clouds accumulating on the western horizon
Synonyms of accumulate

accrete, amass, build up, collect, concentrate, conglomerate, gather, mass, pile (up), stack (up)
Words Related to accumulate

agglutinate, clump, lump

bank, drift, ridge
Near Antonyms of accumulate

disperse, dissipate, scatter

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