Synonyms of gathers

gathers

verb

present tense third-person singular of gather

1

as in collects

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 & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in harvests

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 & Similar Words

• harvests
• picks
• reaps
• grows
• fishes
• accumulates
• gleans
• mows
• garners
• captures
• seals
• crops
• clams
• cuts
• hunts
• traps
• raises
• whales
• forages
• bags
• nets
• shrimps
• snares
• hays

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plants
• seeds
• sows

3

as in assembles

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 & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

4

as in derives

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 & Similar Words

• derives
• understands
• decides
• infers
• concludes
• thinks
• extrapolates
• deduces
• assumes
• speculates
• judges
• reads
• ascertains
• reasons
• guesses
• supposes
• draws a conclusion
• interprets
• makes out
• contemplates
• surmises
• rationalizes
• construes
• philosophizes
• conjectures
• finds out
• dopes (out)

5

as in accumulates

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 & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dissipates
• disperses
• scatters

6

as in gains

to gradually increase in

the movement gathered force as election day neared

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gains
• grows (in)
• builds up
• accumulates
• expands
• stimulates
• accrues
• picks up
• amasses
• excites
• maximizes
• enhances
• doubles (in)
• enriches
• extends
• enlarges
• mounts
• elevates
• triples (in)
• ramps (up)
• steps up
• boosts
• jacks (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loses
• decreases (in)
• falls (in)
• lessens
• tapers
• dips
• diminishes (in)
• declines (in)
• dwindles
• abates
• tapers off

7

as in summons

to call into being through the use of one's inner resources or powers

gathered the strength to finish the marathon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summons
• evokes
• gets up
• conjures (up)
• elicits
• raises
• educes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gathers

Outside, the city gathers as a community, turning Soundscape Park into an agora. —Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025

In this heartwarming Christmas special, Little Big Town’s Kimberly Schlapman gathers her closest friends and family to help highlight her favorite holiday traditions. —Joe Otterson, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025

The clown cult gathers in a dive bar to plot their attack on the unsuspecting citizens of Green Willow. —Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025

For several weeks every year, Doximity gathers its 300 engineers with hundreds of physician users and advisors to collaborate on improvements to the technology. —Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025

The Yale Chief Executive Leadership Institute’s CEO forum gathers top political leaders with Fortune 500 CEOs for a Chatham House rules discussion where direct quotes are off the record. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025

Neen James — Exceptional Experiences In Exceptional Experiences, luxury consultant Neen James gathers insights gleaned from decades of experience in very exclusive circles and brings them down to earth. —Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

So perhaps that’s when the playoff expansion debate gathers more fuel. —Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025

The island’s southern end gathers the shells that make their way to the Gulf from the Caribbean. —Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025