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

The point is to allow young people to enter the workforce more quickly, avoid unnecessary costs, and continue accumulating skills over time. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Warmer temperatures associated with El Niño can mean more precipitation falls as rain rather than snow at lower elevations, while colder, higher elevations remain more likely to see accumulating snow. — Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Glover was a test pilot in the F/A‐18 Hornet, Super Hornet and EA‐18G Growler and has flown over 45 aircraft, accumulating over 4000 hours in the skies. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026

One only has to follow the money to understand why progress isn’t accelerating at the same rate that fashion waste is accumulating. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

Offensively, the Bruins have the chance to build off their most productive game yet, scoring 52 points and accumulating 645 yards against the Boilermakers. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

After years of building a business, earning a high income and accumulating assets, retirement can create an unfamiliar challenge. — Robert Cannon, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

The alternation of the two types of sediments suggests that debris from the broken walls was sliding down while pyroclastic material was still accumulating. — Yook Ji Hun, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Berkshire Hathaway has gone on a buying spree in beleaguered homebuilder Lennar, accumulating almost a 10% stake. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026