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gather

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of gather

1 to bring together in one body or place

he gathered the leftovers from the table and gave them to the dog

let's gather the students and have them line up on the playground before going in from recess

Synonyms of gather

accumulate, amass, assemble, bulk (up), collect, concentrate, congregate, constellate, corral, garner, group, lump, pick up, round up

Words Related to gather

ball, batch, bunch, cluster, huddle

heap, pile, stack

band, brigade, muster, raise, rally

flock, herd, hive, pack, press, swarm, throng

combine, connect, join, link, merge, pool, unite

archive, arrange, collate, compile, organize, systematize

scrape (up or together)

re-collect, regather, regroup

Phrases Synonymous with gather

Near Antonyms of gather

break up, disband, disintegrate, dissolve, separate, sever, split (up)

Antonyms of gather

dispel, disperse, dissipate, scatter

2 to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use

late summer is when we gather the tomatoes and begin canning them for the winter

Synonyms of gather

harvest, pick, reap

Words Related to gather

clam, fish, seal, shrimp, whale

accumulate, forage, garner

bag, capture, hunt, net, snare, trap

crop, grow, raise

Near Antonyms of gather

plant, seed, sow

3 to come together into one body or place

a crowd gathered around the street musician

ask the faculty to gather in the lounge for the meeting

Synonyms of gather

assemble, cluster, collect, concenter, concentrate, conglomerate, congregate, convene, converge, forgather (or foregather), meet, rendezvous

Words Related to gather

affiliate, ally, associate, band (together), caucus, club, collaborate, confederate, conjoin, consolidate, consort, cooperate, couple, federate, gang up, join, merge, unite

reassemble, reconvene, regather, remeet

Phrases Synonymous with gather

Near Antonyms of gather

depart, leave, take off

disjoin, dissociate, disunite

Antonyms of gather

break up, disband, disperse, split (up)

4 to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information

I gather that, since you are back so early, she didn't want to see you?

Synonyms of gather

conclude, decide, deduce, derive, extrapolate, infer, judge, make out, reason, understand

Words Related to gather

assume, suppose

conjecture, guess, speculate, surmise

construe, interpret, read

contemplate, philosophize, rationalize, think

ascertain, dope (out), find out

Phrases Synonymous with gather

draw a conclusion

5 to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass

the newspapers that had been allowed to gather on the front doorstep told thieves that the family was away on vacation

Synonyms of gather

accrete, accumulate, amass, build up, collect, concentrate, conglomerate, mass, pile (up), stack (up)

Words Related to gather

agglutinate, clump, lump

bank, drift, ridge

Near Antonyms of gather

disperse, dissipate, scatter

6 to gradually increase in

the movement gathered force as election day neared

Synonyms of gather

build up, gain, grow (in), pick up

Words Related to gather

double (in), triple (in)

accrue, accumulate, amass

excite, stimulate

enhance, enlarge, enrich, expand, extend, maximize

boost, elevate, jack (up), mount, ramp (up), step up

Near Antonyms of gather

abate, decline (in), diminish (in), dip, dwindle, fall (in), lessen, taper, taper off

Antonyms of gather

decrease (in), lose

7 to call into being through the use of oneʼs inner resources or powers

gathered the strength to finish the marathon

Synonyms of gather

conjure (up), get up, summon

Words Related to gather

educe, elicit, evoke, raise

Synonym Discussion of gather

gather, collect, assemble, congregate mean to come or bring together into a group, mass, or unit. gather is the most general term for bringing or coming together from a spread-out or scattered state.

- a crowd quickly gathered

collect often implies careful selection or orderly arrangement.

- collected books on gardening

assemble implies an ordered union or organization of persons or things often for a definite purpose.

- experts assembled for a conference

congregate implies a spontaneous flocking together into a crowd or huddle.

- congregating under a shelter

synonyms see in addition infer

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