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accumulation

[uh-kyoo-myuh-ley-shuhn] / əˌkyu myəˈleɪ ʃən /
NOUN
gathering or amassing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accretion aggregation buildup growth inflation pile quantity
STRONG
accession addition agglomeration aggrandizement augmentation chunk collecting collection conglomeration enlargement gob heap hoarding hunk increase intensification mass multiplication stack stock store trove
WEAK
amassment up upping
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease shrinkage
STRONG
lessening loss reduction subtraction
WEAK
dispersal dispersion dissipation scattering

Example Sentences

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At the end of the 75-year accumulation period, the trust fund would repay the Treasury the principal and interest on the original borrowed amount.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

For the second time in less than a week, Luka Doncic faces a one-game suspension because of technical foul accumulation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

In a statement, the Catholic Church, which is close to the PP, said that Castillo's story "reflects an accumulation of personal suffering and institutional failures".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Then the mounting accumulation of trash along the pretty suburban streets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

And it wasn't for the simple accumulation of knowledge, but with the goal of one day...circumventing impossibility.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor