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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In this traditional view, low-density magma gradually accumulates within the crust, increasing pressure until the surrounding rock fractures, collapses, and ultimately erupts.

From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026

The mesosphere, an atmospheric region where space waste accumulates, is so difficult to study it has been called the ignorosphere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

By buying a life-insurance policy that complies with Section 7702 of the IRS tax code, it’s possible to take future tax-free withdrawals from the cash value that accumulates in your policy.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

The cognitive and emotional weight of it accumulates until something breaks.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

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

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell