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

While its overnight ratings are not overly high, sketches from the show are amassing millions of YouTube views. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026

Notre Dame finished with 426 yards, its fifth time amassing 400 this season. — Kyle Hightower, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2026

At the same time that Hussein was amassing his wealth and consolidating that cult of personality, his people were broke. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

The team totaled 463 yards against the Cougars, its most against a conference foe since amassing 578 yards against the Mountaineers. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026

Over time, McCreery developed greater control of his trademark lower range and began cowriting more of his material, grabbing two more chart-topping albums and, after moving to Triple Tigers, amassing six No. — Tom Roland, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2026

The Razorbacks' run game lifted them throughout, amassing 187 yards. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Tower Paddle Boards quickly took off, amassing $10 million in cumulative sales by January 2015. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Oct. 2026

Jokic was dropping dimes and practically refusing to shoot throughout his 15 minutes, amassing seven assists to zero turnovers. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026