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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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

Their last album, 2023's Songs of Surrender, is a collection of re-recorded songs.

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

Inspired by seaside U.K. town of Brighton, the collection pays homage to photographer Martin Parr’s candid stills of life by the beach.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

But it’s a collection of Emily Dickinson poems, identical to the one Dad gave Celia when she graduated from eighth grade three years ago.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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