accumulates

VERB

gather or amass something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accrue acquire add to assemble collect compile concentrate expand gain grow hoard increase pile up rack up swell

STRONG

agglomerate aggregate amalgamate cache collocate cumulate gather heap incorporate lump mass pile procure profit stockpile store unite

WEAK

bring together clean up draw together heap together load up make a bundle make a killing roll up round up scare up stack up store up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

contract decrease diminish disperse divide forfeit lessen lose scatter separate shrink spend waste

WEAK

dissipate dwindle squander

Example Sentences

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As excess cash accumulates in the coming quarters, energy companies will no doubt face more questions around how they plan to use all of it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

If they agree to repay you more frequently, or to pay whatever interest accumulates, get that in writing, too.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

He died of heart failure and acute pulmonary edema -- a condition where fluid accumulates in the lungs -- two weeks after going under the knife.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

The goal was to map the internal systems that control how tau accumulates inside brain cells.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

He accumulates some capital and goes into a business venture with his sons.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell