Synonyms of accumulates

accumulates

verb

present tense third-person singular of accumulate

1

as in increases

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

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increases
• rises
• accelerates
• swells
• expands
• multiplies
• climbs
• proliferates
• intensifies
• waxes
• spreads
• enlarges
• escalates
• mushrooms
• surges
• mounts
• snowballs
• appreciates
• rolls up
• gains
• jumps
• builds up
• booms
• burgeons
• heightens
• balloons
• distends
• inflates
• skyrockets
• redoubles
• bulks
• peaks
• puffs (up)
• rockets
• crests
• blows up
• crescendoes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreases
• diminishes
• lessens
• recedes
• wanes
• contracts
• dwindles

2

as in collects

to bring together in one body or place

finally accumulated enough donated books to hold a book sale

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collects
• assembles
• gathers
• amasses
• garners
• groups
• corrals
• concentrates
• congregates
• joins
• combines
• packs
• constellates
• lumps
• gets together
• bulks (up)
• rounds up
• piles
• organizes
• stacks
• unites
• picks up
• musters
• merges
• compiles
• balls
• connects
• arranges
• raises
• heaps
• bunches
• pools
• clusters
• collates
• huddles
• rallies
• systematizes
• batches
• herds
• links
• bands
• regroups
• swarms
• flocks
• brigades
• throngs
• presses
• hives
• archives
• regathers
• scrapes (up or together)
• re-collects

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dissipates
• disperses
• scatters
• dispels
• dissolves
• separates
• disintegrates
• sends
• splits (up)
• severs
• breaks up
• dismisses
• disbands

3

as in gathers

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass

clouds accumulating on the western horizon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collects
• gathers
• concentrates
• amasses
• masses
• piles (up)
• drifts
• accretes
• stacks (up)
• builds up
• conglomerates
• clumps
• banks
• agglutinates
• ridges
• lumps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dissipates
• disperses
• scatters

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of accumulates

So perhaps a certain signaling molecule preferentially accumulates more on one side of a neural progenitor cell than the other. — Quanta Magazine, 13 July 2026

Confidence in findings develops over time as evidence accumulates and results are weighed alongside all available research. — Dannell D. Boatman, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

Who knows where value is created, where delay enters, where risk accumulates, where customer experience breaks, where human judgment improves the outcome, and where human involvement simply reflects legacy process design? — Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

This dust accumulates in the corners, lurks under the sofa, and rains down on your lampshades. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 July 2026

Snow accumulates during the winter and melts gradually through the spring and early summer, feeding rivers, reservoirs and streams over several months. — Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 26 June 2026

Minnesota now gets to pair Anthony Edwards and Ball in the backcourt, while Charlotte gets tougher and also accumulates a haul of draft considerations. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2026