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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 cognitive and emotional weight of it accumulates until something breaks.

From Salon • May 24, 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

The larger-than-life footballer 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. 23, 2026

A borrower paying “in kind” accumulates unpaid interest by adding it to the amount of debt it owes or converting it to equity rather than forking over cash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The word Maven comes from the Yiddish, and it means one who accumulates knowledge.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell