Synonyms of conglomerates

conglomerates 1 of 2

noun

plural of conglomerate

as in corporations

a group of businesses or enterprises under one control

the huge media conglomerate owns TV and radio stations, a cable company, and a movie studio

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corporations
• empires
• organizations
• multinationals
• cartels
• syndicates
• associations
• chains
• trusts
• combinations
• pools
• combines

conglomerates

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of conglomerate

1

as in gathers

to come together into one body or place

people conglomerated in the downtown streets for an impromptu victory celebration

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in accumulates

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass

over the years the town's discarded junk conglomerated at the bottom of the river

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dissipates
• disperses
• scatters

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of conglomerates

Noun

Gerut argues that Amazon and SpaceX are evolving into converging infrastructure conglomerates. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Today’s cooling market is already dominated by multinational conglomerates such as Daikin and Samsung, which closely track emerging technologies and are ready to move quickly. — Sabrina Weiss, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026

Emerging market conglomerates play a crucial role in the global economy as in-house hubs of technology transfers and creating the sort of economic development that any developing country aspires to. — Radu Magdin, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

The publishing conglomerates, on the other hand, are rejoicing. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026

Rogers and Kroenke Sports & Entertainment are the only sports conglomerates that own three or more major sports teams after Fenway Sports Group sold the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026

Analysts also pointed to the chaebol system of family-run conglomerates. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 July 2026

Brian Roberts spent 24 years building Comcast into one of the largest conglomerates in the US, a juggernaut that owned the media on your screen, the pipelines that delivered it, and the platforms that served it up to you. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 29 June 2026

Another was the support of their parent conglomerates, enabling them to finance many of their releases. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 24 June 2026