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assemble

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of assemble

1 to come together into one body or place

the graduates were told to assemble in the cafeteria an hour before the ceremony

Synonyms of assemble

cluster, collect, concenter, concentrate, conglomerate, congregate, convene, converge, forgather (or foregather), gather, meet, rendezvous

Words Related to assemble

affiliate, ally, associate, band (together), caucus, club, collaborate, confederate, conjoin, consolidate, consort, cooperate, couple, federate, gang up, join, merge, unite

reassemble, reconvene, regather, remeet

Phrases Synonymous with assemble

Near Antonyms of assemble

depart, leave, take off

disjoin, dissociate, disunite

Antonyms of assemble

break up, disband, disperse, split (up)

2 to form by putting together parts or materials

it took a lot more time to assemble the model train set than the box said it would

Synonyms of assemble

build, confect, construct, erect, fabricate, make, make up, piece, put up, raise, rear, set up

Words Related to assemble

carpenter, fashion, forge, frame, hammer, handcraft, manufacture, mold, produce, shape

begin, coin, create, generate, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, invent, originate

constitute, establish, father, found, institute, organize

conceive, concoct, contrive, cook (up), design, devise, imagine, think (up)

reassemble, rebuild, reconstruct, redevelop, reedify [British], retrofit

jerry-build, rig (up), throw up

Phrases Synonymous with assemble

Near Antonyms of assemble

demolish, destroy, devastate, flatten, level, pull down, pulverize, raze, ruin, ruinate, shatter, smash, wreck

blow up, explode

detach, disengage

disconnect, disjoin, disunite, divide, separate

Antonyms of assemble

demount, disassemble, dismantle, dismember, knock down, strike, take down, tear down

3 to bring together in assembly by or as if by command

we assembled the club members to decide who would be traveling with whom on the trip

Synonyms of assemble

call, convene, convoke, muster, summon

Words Related to assemble

call in, call out, call up, knell

amass, collect, gather, group, round up

reassemble, reconvene

Near Antonyms of assemble

break up, dissolve

4 to bring together in one body or place

assembled an assortment of fancy desserts for the reception

Synonyms of assemble

accumulate, amass, bulk (up), collect, concentrate, congregate, constellate, corral, garner, gather, group, lump, pick up, round up

Words Related to assemble

ball, batch, bunch, cluster, huddle

heap, pile, stack

band, brigade, muster, raise, rally

flock, herd, hive, pack, press, swarm, throng

combine, connect, join, link, merge, pool, unite

archive, arrange, collate, compile, organize, systematize

scrape (up or together)

re-collect, regather, regroup

Phrases Synonymous with assemble

Near Antonyms of assemble

break up, disband, disintegrate, dissolve, separate, sever, split (up)

Antonyms of assemble

dispel, disperse, dissipate, scatter

Synonym Discussion of assemble

gather, collect, assemble, congregate mean to come or bring together into a group, mass, or unit. gather is the most general term for bringing or coming together from a spread-out or scattered state.

- a crowd quickly gathered

collect often implies careful selection or orderly arrangement.

- collected books on gardening

assemble implies an ordered union or organization of persons or things often for a definite purpose.

- experts assembled for a conference

congregate implies a spontaneous flocking together into a crowd or huddle.

- congregating under a shelter

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