collection

[kuh-lek-shuhn] / kəˈlɛk ʃən /

NOUN

group, accumulation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assemblage assortment compilation lot number selection set store

STRONG

acquiring acquisition agglomeration anthology assembling assembly batch caboodle clump cluster collation combination company congeries congregation convocation crowd cumulation digest gathering heap hoard kit levy mass medley mess miscellany mobilization muster omnibus pile quantity stack stock stockpile

WEAK

accumulating amassing amassment bringing together obtaining securing

Antonyms

STRONG

division individual separation

Example Sentences

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A collection of small, wall-mounted sculptures, he combined fragments of found and recycled steel and welded them into forms of chains, sharp tools, barbed wire and other metal objects.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Music magazine Mojo says the EP is "their best collection of songs in decades".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

For decades, it remained part of a collection of seemingly ordinary specimens until Lerosey-Aubril chose to examine it as part of his research on early arthropods.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The collection brings a feminine touch to tailored classics that the house is known for, with wool cashmere coats and wide-leg slouch pants.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

An outfit called FrontPoint Partners, soon to be wholly owned by Morgan Stanley, housed a collection of hedge funds.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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