Synonyms of collects

collects 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of collect

1

as in contains

to gain emotional or mental control of

applicants should collect their thoughts while waiting to be interviewed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contains
• composes
• calms
• restrains
• controls
• settles
• re-collects
• recovers
• holds back
• soothes
• rallies
• quiets
• lulls
• tranquilizes
• stills

2

as in accumulates

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass

dust has been collecting under my bed for years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accumulates
• gathers
• concentrates
• amasses
• masses
• piles (up)
• stacks (up)
• accretes
• builds up
• conglomerates
• drifts
• clumps
• banks
• agglutinates
• ridges
• lumps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dissipates
• disperses
• scatters

3

as in compiles

to bring together from several sources into a single volume or list

collected the author's early short stories, which were originally published in several obscure sci-fi magazines

Synonyms & Similar Words

• compiles
• gathers
• assembles
• anthologizes
• revises
• collates
• accumulates
• edits
• amasses
• reworks
• groups
• redacts
• revamps
• recompiles
• reedits
• redrafts

4

as in assembles

to bring together in one body or place

she collects antique silverware

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assembles
• gathers
• amasses
• accumulates
• garners
• groups
• corrals
• combines
• concentrates
• joins
• packs
• congregates
• constellates
• lumps
• organizes
• rounds up
• gets together
• bulks (up)
• unites
• compiles
• arranges
• piles
• musters
• stacks
• connects
• picks up
• merges
• collates
• balls
• raises
• bunches
• rallies
• huddles
• clusters
• pools
• systematizes
• batches
• heaps
• links
• regroups
• herds
• bands
• presses
• flocks
• swarms
• brigades
• archives
• throngs
• hives
• regathers
• scrapes (up or together)
• re-collects

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disperses
• scatters
• dispels
• dissipates
• separates
• sends
• dissolves
• disintegrates
• severs
• splits (up)
• dismisses
• breaks up
• disbands

5

as in gathers

to come together into one body or place

a crowd collected at the beach as the sun slowly set over the horizon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gathers
• meets
• converges
• assembles
• convenes
• joins
• concentrates
• merges
• congregates
• rendezvouses
• clusters
• gets together
• consolidates
• collaborates
• conglomerates
• cooperates
• unites
• forgathers
• concenters
• clubs
• affiliates
• allies
• federates
• couples
• reassembles
• conjoins
• associates
• bands (together)
• consorts
• caucuses
• reconvenes
• gangs up
• confederates
• regathers
• remeets

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disperses
• leaves
• splits (up)
• departs
• breaks up
• disbands
• takes off
• dissociates
• disjoins
• disunites

collects

2 of 2

noun

plural of collect

as in invocations

Related Words

• invocations
• graces
• thanksgivings
• litanies
• appeals
• requiescats
• prayers
• orisons
• requests
• petitions
• vespers
• suits
• matins
• supplications
• entreaties
• evensongs
• pleadings

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of collects

Verb

Rob Evans, an Army veteran whose app Hots & Cots collects reviews from service members on housing and food on military bases, told ABC News that the issues are not just isolated to Fort Hood. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 23 July 2026

This kind of arrangement isn’t new—when ARTnews broached the subject with New York’s Michael Hort, who collects with his wife Susan, he was puzzled as to why there should even be a story about it. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026

In 2015, Lefkofsky founded Tempus, later renamed Tempus AI, a healthcare startup that collects data to allow doctors to personalize cancer treatments. — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Microagi, which is coming off a $55 million seed funding round, collects real-world training footage in more than a dozen countries and consults with companies on deploying robots in their factories. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 22 July 2026

Roughly 2,000 participants have enrolled in the study, and the team collects a broad set of health metrics. — Angus Chen, STAT, 22 July 2026

However, Taylor Farms remains linked to the outbreak while the FDA continues to investigate the exact source and collects test samples. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 July 2026

If your shop collects customer data online, cyber liability insurance could be a smart move to guard against cyber attacks, data breaches and other situations where you could be held liable for exposing information. — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 16 July 2026

First established in 2018 to start building up money for the county’s SMART Plan to extend rail countywide, the reserve collects property taxes from properties close to Miami-Dade’s mass-transit lines. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026