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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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Over time, each grandchild accumulates their own units.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

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

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Paddle in hand, he now collects the rubbish that accumulates in the reeds along the swampy banks to sell to recycling companies.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Earlier operations effectively "fade from memory" as noise accumulates.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

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

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell