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Definitions

scare up

VERB

accumulate

Synonyms

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accrue acquire add to assemble collect compile concentrate expand gain grow hoard increase pile up rack up swell

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agglomerate aggregate amalgamate cache collocate cumulate gather heap incorporate lump mass pile procure profit stockpile store unite

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bring together clean up draw together heap together load up make a bundle make a killing roll up round up stack up store up

Antonyms

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contract decrease diminish disperse divide forfeit lessen lose scatter separate shrink spend waste

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dissipate dwindle squander

VERB

acquire

Synonyms

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achieve amass bring in buy collect earn gain get have pick up promote take win

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access annex attain catch cop corral gather grab land procure secure snag wangle

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get hands on get hold of latch onto lock up rack up take possession of

Antonyms

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disperse divide fail forfeit give lose miss misunderstand pass scatter spend throw away

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give up let go release

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forgo relinquish surrender yield

VERB

amass

Synonyms

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assemble collect compile garner hoard stockpile

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aggregate corral heap pile store

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clean up lay up make a killing make a pile round up

Antonyms

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disperse divide scatter separate

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disburse dissipate dole spend

VERB

assemble

Synonyms

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amass bring together collect convene gather meet mobilize summon

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accumulate agglomerate bunch call capture convoke corral flock group huddle lump muster rally reunite unite

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bunch up call together come together gang up hang around hang out make the scene meet up round up

Antonyms

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cancel disperse distribute divide scatter separate

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lose spread

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take apart

VERB

collect

Synonyms

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amass assemble compile gather save

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aggregate array cluster congregate congress convene converge convoke corral flock group heap hoard muster rally rendezvous stockpile

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flock together get hold of round up

Antonyms

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disperse divide scatter separate

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dissemble spread throw away

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compensate dispense disseminate distribute give meed share

VERB

convene

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assemble gather open summon

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call collect congregate convoke corral muster rally sit unite

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call in come together get-together hold meeting round up

Antonyms

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disperse divide scatter separate

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cancel

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adjourn call off dissemble

VERB

earn

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acquire bring in collect derive draw gain get make obtain pick up realize reap receive score secure win

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attain clear consummate cop effect gather gross hustle net perform procure profit pull rate snag sock turn wrangle

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be gainfully employed be in line for bring home bring home the bacon bring home the groceries clean up make fast buck make it big pay one's dues pull down scrape together

Antonyms

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discourage dissuade fail forfeit give lose miss pass spend surrender yield

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give in neglect

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cost throw away

VERB

find

Synonyms

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detect discover encounter identify locate meet notice recover spot strike turn up uncover unearth

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collar corral descry discern distinguish espy expose observe perceive pinpoint recognize sight

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arrive at bring to light bump into chance upon come across come up with come upon dig up fall in with ferret out happen upon hit upon lay fingers on light upon make out run across run into smoke out stumble upon track down trip on

Antonyms

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avoid leave lose miss overlook pass by

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misunderstand neglect

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fail fall short forfeit

VERB

gather

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

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bunch up close with draw in gang up get-together hang around hang out make the scene pile up pour in scrape together stack up

Antonyms

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cancel disperse dissemble divide leave miss reject scatter separate spread

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dissipate lose spend squander throw away waste

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allot deal distribute grow misunderstand plant

VERB

group

Synonyms

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arrange gather meet organize

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assemble associate bracket bunch cluster collect congregate consort corral crowd harmonize huddle link poke punch systematize

WEAK

band together bunch up gang around gang up get-together hang out make the scene round up

Antonyms

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disarrange disorder disorganize disperse divide scatter separate

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disagree disconnect

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jumble mix up spread

VERB

herd

Synonyms

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corral round up

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assemble associate collect congregate drive flock force goad guide huddle lead muster poke punch rally run spur

Antonyms

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discourage disperse dissuade divide halt lose obey scatter separate stop

Example Sentences

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It’s a mystery to me why Rian Johnson’s third and best “Knives Out” movie didn’t scare up more awards attention.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Which is why I have no doubt that, even as we speak, Jerry Dipoto and Justin Hollander are burning the phone and text lines to see what sort of deal they can scare up.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2023

While Vasco could scare up the few grand he would’ve needed if he won the ticket lottery, he knew there was no way he could afford double that.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2022

Horror movies “Antlers” and “Last Night in Soho” opened nationwide and struggled to scare up strong ticket sales, leaving last weekend’s champion “Dune” to rule over box office charts again.

From Reuters • Nov. 1, 2021

I went out hunting with Dad once, and he said that when you first scare up a rabbit, it hops a short way, then stops and looks back.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

scare up

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