Synonyms of amassing

amassing

verb

present participle of amass

1

as in collecting

to bring together in one body or place

amassed a truckload of donations in the course of their canned food drive

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in accumulating

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass

over the last month a huge mound of paperwork has amassed on my desk

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scattering
• dispersing
• dissipating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of amassing

News of the discovery prompted community outrage on social media, with the Facebook post amassing more than 1,200 reactions and comments as of July 13. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026

Drafted as a running back, Hawthorne served mainly as a backup, amassing 527 career rushing yards and seven touchdowns. — Jim Barnes july 11, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 July 2026

According to the new indictment, the plot began in May, when the group began amassing money, firearms, ammunition, body armor, explosives, drones, medical equipment, communications equipment and other items. — Julie Carr Smyth, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

The records show the former state attorney general is also amassing support from California tribes, tech companies and their executives, labor groups and longtime Democratic donors. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

An Associated Press camera outside the arena showed a long line of black SUVs dropping off wedding-goers in tuxedos and evening gowns, surrounded by New Yorkers in shorts and Swifties amassing for the occasion. — ABC News, 3 July 2026

Bell’s letter to James and New York MFCU Director Amy Held argues that the unit is moving too slowly on cases and amassing too few indictments and convictions for wrongdoing in the Medicaid system. — Ali Swenson, Fortune, 2 July 2026

Paschke, meanwhile, laid down roots in Los Angeles, maintaining a relationship with Williams and amassing a sizable catalog as a working musician. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 30 June 2026

Since SpaceX, which Musk founded, began amassing the orbital satellite constellation in 2019, Starlink has become known for providing service to areas around the world where internet access is often elusive. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 29 June 2026