Synonyms of accumulating

accumulating 1 of 2

noun

as in accumulation

the act or process of becoming greater in number

the accumulating of newspapers in the basement over the years is really getting out of hand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accumulation
• increase
• addition
• multiplication
• proliferation
• mushrooming
• growth
• doubling
• expansion
• rise
• creep
• spread
• inflation
• cumulation
• escalation
• accrual
• quadrupling
• enlargement
• augmentation
• amplification
• lengthening
• accretion
• tripling
• increment
• distension
• gain
• extension
• hike
• boost

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decrease
• reduction
• diminishing
• contracting
• lowering
• drop
• compression
• condensation
• fall
• shrinkage
• diminution
• shrinking
• condensing
• lessening
• abatement
• contraction
• constriction
• compressing
• shortening
• diminishment
• falloff
• drop-off
• constricting
• retrenchment
• retrenching

accumulating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of accumulate

1

as in increasing

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

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• increasing
• rising
• accelerating
• expanding
• swelling
• multiplying
• climbing
• proliferating
• spreading
• intensifying
• snowballing
• gaining
• waxing
• escalating
• mounting
• enlarging
• mushrooming
• ballooning
• surging
• burgeoning
• appreciating
• booming
• jumping
• rolling up
• heightening
• building up
• skyrocketing
• rocketing
• inflating
• peaking
• distending
• redoubling
• bulking
• puffing (up)
• cresting
• blowing up
• crescendoing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decreasing
• diminishing
• contracting
• lessening
• receding
• dwindling
• waning

2

as in collecting

to bring together in one body or place

finally accumulated enough donated books to hold a book sale

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collecting
• assembling
• gathering
• amassing
• garnering
• corralling
• grouping
• combining
• concentrating
• packing
• joining
• lumping
• congregating
• piling
• getting together
• bulking (up)
• stacking
• constellating
• organizing
• rounding up
• arranging
• uniting
• compiling
• mustering
• picking up
• raising
• connecting
• merging
• huddling
• rallying
• linking
• bunching
• clustering
• heaping
• pooling
• balling
• swarming
• collating
• flocking
• batching
• banding
• systematizing
• herding
• regrouping
• pressing
• thronging
• hiving
• archiving
• brigading
• scraping (up or together)
• re-collecting
• regathering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dispersing
• dissipating
• scattering
• separating
• dissolving
• sending
• disintegrating
• dispelling
• splitting (up)
• severing
• dismissing
• breaking up
• disbanding

3

as in amassing

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass

clouds accumulating on the western horizon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collecting
• amassing
• gathering
• concentrating
• accreting
• drifting
• massing
• piling (up)
• stacking (up)
• conglomerating
• building up
• clumping
• lumping
• agglutinating
• banking
• ridging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scattering
• dispersing
• dissipating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of accumulating

Noun

While snow totals remain uncertain, this storm is forecast to bring colder air and has a better chance of bringing more widespread and meaningful accumulating snow, particularly in the mountains and higher elevations. — Alex Lehnert, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026

Verb

Peatlands are wetlands that are proficient in accumulating organic matter, preserving the bounty of life and death in layers of watery peat. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

Real Madrid did not have a vintage season, despite him accumulating 42 goals. — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Hassouna and co-editor Denis LePaven pace the chronological patchwork of footage less as a story with a predestined shape, and more as shifting tiles of accumulating losses that the audience can traverse without being too overwhelmed. — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

Knowledge work can and should be managed, but progress cannot always be measured through accumulating deliverables. — Mustafa Shreet, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Some could be trained to conduct prescribed burns, which thin out accumulating fuel. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

The Blue Dragon win and the Poland screening suggest the show’s impact is still accumulating. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026

The former Louisville standout was heavily peppered Friday night, accumulating five targets in Miami’s first three drives. — Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026

Grey water coming from the floor drain was not properly draining and was accumulating into a puddle on the floor. — Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026