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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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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

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

From Salon • May 24, 2026

As amyloid-β accumulates, neurons become damaged and memory problems worsen.

From Science Daily • May 17, 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

Many of the textbook examples become intelligible when the little words are restored: The horse which was raced past the barn fell; Fat which people eat accumulates.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker