GATHERS Synonyms: 194 Similar and Opposite Words

gathers

verb

present tense third-person singular of gather

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

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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

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as in converges

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

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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?

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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

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as in gains

to gradually increase in the movement gathered force as election day neared

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as in summons

to call into being through the use of one's inner resources or powers gathered the strength to finish the marathon

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Recent Examples of gathers The basin gathers into shallow wetlands where movement returns to the landscape. —

Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026 Eight football fields could fit inside its cavernous interior, where fog sometimes gathers near its 198-ft (60-m) high ceiling. —

New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2026 Claire Foy stars as Polly, an electronic engineer who quits her job rather than work on a smart fridge that gathers data on its owners. —

The Week Uk, TheWeek, 2 Apr. 2026 Quick, tight, and dense, TDS gathers the latest automotive headlines from around the globe and places them in one spot. —

Joel Feder, The Drive, 2 Apr. 2026 In the closing scene, Rachel gathers her belongings, removes her wedding dress and exits the cabin. —

Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026 Created in 2015 by Pierre-Antoine Capton, Xavier Niel, and Matthieu Pigasse, Mediawan group currently gathers more than 80 production labels operating in 13 countries. —

Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026 Regardless of religious affiliation, Easter is a major consumer holiday that gathers billions in purchases. —

Jason Pierce, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026 Rachel removes her wedding dress, gathers her belongings and exits the cabin. —

Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026

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The second fee collects $260 million to $270 million a year for PG&E to spend on grid projects that need not be related to Diablo Canyon.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
In addition to hiring ambassadors, money will also go toward adding staffers in the security operations center, which collects feeds from more than 2,000 cameras, and security guards who are typically law enforcement.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026