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gather

[gath-er] / ˈgæð ər /
VERB
come or bring together
Synonyms
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assemble choose cluster collect congregate convene converge crowd draw flock huddle meet pick round up show up
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accumulate aggregate amass associate capture concentrate corral cull forgather garner group heap herd hoard marshal mass muster pluck poke punch rally reunite stockpile swarm throng unite
WEAK
bunch up close with draw in gang up get-together hang around hang out make the scene pile up pour in scare up scrape together stack up
Antonyms
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cancel disperse dissemble divide leave miss reject scatter separate spread
STRONG
dissipate lose spend squander throw away waste
WEAK
allot deal distribute grow misunderstand plant
VERB
be led to believe; infer
Synonyms
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conclude draw expect find hear learn make take
STRONG
assume deduce imagine judge presume reckon suppose surmise suspect think understand
Antonyms
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disallow fail lose miss refuse reject repulse stop
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disbelieve know neglect
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allot deal disperse distribute divide grow misunderstand plant scatter separate spread
VERB
harvest, pick out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
draw pick up
STRONG
crop cull extract garner glean heap mass pile pluck reap select stack
WEAK
ingather take in
Antonyms
STRONG
dissipate insert separate
WEAK
allot deal disperse distribute divide grow misunderstand plant scatter spread
VERB
gain, increase
Synonyms
STRONGEST
build
STRONG
deepen enlarge expand grow heighten intensify rise swell thicken wax
Antonyms
STRONG
abridge compress contract decline decrease diminish lessen lower reduce shrink
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allot deal disperse distribute divide grow misunderstand plant scatter separate spread

Example Sentences

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By reducing the need for constant human input, robots could move more freely across terrain, analyze rocks quickly, and gather valuable data.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Most travel only a few hundred meters per day, which limits how much of the landscape they can study and makes it harder to gather a wide range of geological data.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

A pantheon of past winners gather to celebrate their success and gorge on a set menu specially selected by the previous year's victor.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Meanwhile, larger revenue pools for India IT services providers should emerge when enterprise adoption of artificial intelligence occurs, which is likely to gather pace over the next 12-18 months, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

A well-dressed crowd had begun to gather in front of the Bolshoi Kamenny, but she avoided the main entrance and instead made her way to the alley that ran alongside the building.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood