Synonyms of collections

collections

noun

plural of collection

1

as in libraries

an organized group of objects acquired and maintained for study, exhibition, or personal pleasure

his stamp collection has become quite valuable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• libraries
• assemblages
• assortments
• repertories
• supplies
• repertoires
• arsenals
• treasures
• troves
• accumulations
• stores
• miscellanea
• hoards
• stockpiles
• treasure troves
• kaleidoscopes
• stocks
• caches
• mixed bags
• reserves
• phantasmagorias
• omnium-gatherums
• gatherings
• assemblies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• piles
• litters
• heaps
• jumbles
• clutters
• ragbags
• bric-a-brac

2

as in accumulations

a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time

a collection of lint underneath the dryer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accumulations
• mixtures
• piles
• gatherings
• assemblages
• cumulations
• jumbles
• assortments
• mixes
• masses
• accretions
• pileups
• lodgments
• cumuli
• heaps
• medleys
• conglomerates
• inventories
• conglomerations
• congeries
• litters
• hoards
• mélanges
• aggregates
• funds
• aggregations
• supplies
• agglomerates
• potpourris
• mishmashes
• hodgepodges
• agglomerations
• hashes
• sums
• stockpiles
• totalities
• backlogs
• hotchpotches
• clutters
• caches
• stores
• motleys
• nest eggs
• kitties
• reserves
• stocks

3

as in clusters

a number of things considered as a unit

the historic village boasts an interesting collection of gift shops and antique stores

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clusters
• batches
• arrays
• assemblages
• groupings
• groups
• bunches
• packages
• assortments
• sets
• lots
• constellations
• series
• clumps
• varieties
• batteries
• banks
• suites
• mixtures
• bands
• blocks
• clutches
• parcels
• accumulations
• clots
• aggregates
• aggregations
• the whole kit and caboodle
• passels
• knots
• musters
• jumbles
• huddles
• sundries
• conglomerations
• suits
• miscellanies
• agglomerations
• hodgepodges
• cycles
• odds and ends
• runs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• items
• units
• entities
• singles

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of collections

Today, the arboretum attracts more than 1 million visitors annually who visit the grounds to stroll among its living collections, including more than 100,000 plant specimens. — S. Sorrina Beecher, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026

Miami-Dade this year saw a 2% drop-off in Doral collections from a sales tax that’s added to most restaurant checks in the county. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026

The garden in the Bronx and its curators worked with Krukoff to name and distribute his sets of plant samples and kept copies for their own collections. — Literary Hub, 12 Nov. 2026

Singh’s work is held in the collections of the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts; the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; and the Kirin Nadar Museum of Art and the National Gallery of Modern Art, both in New Delhi. — News Desk, Artforum, 12 Nov. 2026

Her clients’ collections tell their own stories; this one tells hers. — Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 12 Nov. 2026

Nationwide, among households with medical debt, the median amount in collections is $1,492, according to the Urban Institute. — Stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026

Short stories Pritam published about 20 collections of short stories. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Nov. 2026

The find is among the largest collections of cave art on the Iberian Peninsula. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 5 Nov. 2026