Synonyms of garner

garner

verb

ˈgär-nər 

1

as in to collect

to bring together in one body or place

a prisoner garnering food bit by bit and hiding it in his pillow

an array of rock bands garnered from all over the country by the promoters of the festival

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collect
• gather
• assemble
• amass
• accumulate
• corral
• group
• combine
• join
• congregate
• get together
• concentrate
• pack
• round up
• lump
• bulk (up)
• muster
• unite
• constellate
• pick up
• raise
• organize
• pile
• bunch
• stack
• arrange
• compile
• ball
• connect
• rally
• batch
• merge
• heap
• flock
• collate
• cluster
• herd
• band
• link
• huddle
• press
• regroup
• throng
• swarm
• systematize
• pool
• brigade
• hive
• archive
• scrape (up or together)
• regather
• re-collect

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disperse
• dispel
• dissipate
• scatter
• send
• dissolve
• separate
• split (up)
• sever
• break up
• dismiss
• disintegrate
• disband

2

as in to earn

to receive as return for effort

a novelist that has garnered praise for his literate police procedurals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earn
• gain
• reap
• win
• make
• obtain
• get
• attain
• acquire
• procure
• secure
• capture
• land
• realize
• achieve
• draw
• carry
• bring in
• come by
• pull down
• accumulate
• amass
• accomplish
• knock down
• score
• bag
• net
• gross
• regain
• occupy
• catch
• recapture
• clear
• take over
• pick up
• notch (up)
• rack up
• annex
• reacquire
• remake
• reattain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose
• give
• pay
• forfeit
• grant
• yield
• accord
• give up
• surrender
• relinquish
• part (with)
• hand over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of garner

As large battery fires have garnered attention, some communities have opposed further development. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

As of late, the museum has garnered much media attention following the resignation of Osvaldo Quiroga in January 2025, the local historian who oversaw the museum for nearly four decades. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

More news The recent release of a serial rapist is garnering outrage in the San Gabriel Valley community where the man, who is an heir to a cosmetics fortune, is reportedly residing. — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Similarly, Petras spent her teenage years advocating for trans rights, garnering national attention in her home country. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2026

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