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

Detritus accumulates like a wake behind a songwriter because songwriters are loath to continue to try to promote a piece of material that has any disappointment attached to it. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Domoic acid accumulates in marine creatures from an algae called pseudo-nitzschia. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Furthermore, neither the grill nor the fan blades themselves are showing the dust that typically accumulates on long-running fans. — John Alexander, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2026

Daily year-round use of SPF is key, Lee says, especially since the risk of skin cancer increases with age as UV damage accumulates. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

Rocks and plants The first method measures beryllium-10, an isotope that accumulates in the top few centimeters of rock that is exposed to the sky. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026

Research has demonstrated the importance of initiating appropriate treatment early in the course of disease, before neurological damage accumulates. — Bruce Bebo, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026

Much of that new weight accumulates around the waist and is notoriously difficult to dislodge. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 20 Oct. 2026

The descent into crisis-club territory usually happens by degrees, a malaise that accumulates slowly as one poor performance follows another. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026