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

The company collects five-minute surveys from individuals and then turns them into advocacy letters, which the sender must approve before it is delivered. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026

Some tickets are sold at face value for as low as $65 and then flipped by resellers for hundreds, while the USTA, a nonprofit, collects a percentage of the fees on Ticketmaster. — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Big science, big detectors One modification that NASA made included building a large focal plane, the component of the telescope that collects light, made up of 18 wide area near-infrared detectors. — Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Doctors examining the previously healthy teenager at a Los Angeles hospital discovered a subdural hematoma, a life-threatening injury which occurs when blood collects on the surface of the brain. — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

And the agency that collects the taxes, and controls the traffic, is across town. — Mark Dee august 27, Idaho Statesman, 27 Aug. 2026

Saliva collects at the mouthpiece and distorts the notes, making the blasts sound hoarse and off-pitch. — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

Florida already collects substantial IDEA data, monitors districts and publishes dispute-resolution resources. — Deborah Esther Brooks, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026

Personnel confirmed the overhead wire became tangled with the pantograph, which collects electricity from the wire to power the train. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026