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 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• converges
• assembles
• meets
• convenes
• joins
• collects
• congregates
• merges
• concentrates
• rendezvouses
• clusters
• gets together
• cooperates
• consolidates
• collaborates
• conglomerates
• unites
• forgathers
• concenters
• allies
• clubs
• affiliates
• federates
• 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

When a storm, usually fed by unusually warm water, suddenly gathers a lot of strength, sustaining winds that increase in speed by at least 35 mph (56 kph) in 24 hours, it is called rapid intensification. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026

As the cystic fibrosis community gathers this week in Atlanta for its largest annual gathering, Kramer-Golinkoff is hoping those patients will be a big part of the conversation, particularly after recent scientific setbacks. — Gerry Smith, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Disc one gathers the band’s studio work, including newly mixed material. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 Oct. 2026

Bettis soon became part of the small army of women wearing headphones that gathers at least once a month—sometimes more often—on beaches and trails across Southern California. — Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

With that, Dorinda gathers everyone (except for Chanel Ayan, who is too beautiful for the cold) out into the freezing night for the fireworks that end this celebration. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026

Brooklyn’s response will help decide what gathers around the court next fall, and whether a practice sits at its center. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026

Water that gathers above the protective liner on the stacks will be treated as regular stormwater and drain into Tampa Bay, Donica explained. — Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

The cameras mounted by Flock and two major competitors, Rekor and Axon, are only small pieces of the technological net that gathers data on movements, consumer habits, employment and other things, most of it collected privately. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026