| Main Entry: | cumulation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accumulation |
Synonyms: |
amassment, assemblage, collection, congeries, gathering, heap, mass, pile, stack, stockpile |
| Main Entry: | collection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group, accumulation |
Synonyms: |
accumulating, acquiring, acquisition, agglomeration, amassing, amassment, anthology, assemblage, assembling, assembly, assortment, batch, bringing together, caboodle, clump, cluster, collation, combination, company, compilation, congeries, congregation, convocation, crowd, cumulation, digest, gathering, heap, hoard, kit, levy, lot, mass, medley, mess, miscellany, mobilization, muster, number, obtaining, omnibus, pile, quantity, securing, selection, set, stack, stock, stockpile, store |
| Main Entry: | conglomeration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accumulation, potpourri |
Synonyms: |
agglomeration, aggregate, aggregation, amassment, assortment, collection, combination, combo, composite, cumulation, everything but the kitchen sink, hoard, hodge-podge, mass, medley, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, trove |
| Main Entry: | hoard |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stockpile |
Synonyms: |
abundance, accumulation, agglomeration, aggregation, amassment, backlog, cache, collection, conglomeration, cumulation, fund, garner, heap, inventory, mass, nest egg, pile, reserve, reservoir, riches, stock, store, supply, treasure, treasure-trove, trove, wealth |
| Notes: | a hoard is a collection or the action that creates one; a horde is a crowd, sometimes unfriendly |
Antonyms: |
debt |
| Main Entry: | increase |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | addition, growth |
Synonyms: |
access, accession, accretion, accrual, accumulation, aggrandizement, augmentation, boost, breakthrough, burgeoning, cumulation, development, elaboration, enlargement, escalation, exaggeration, expansion, extension, gain, hike, incorporation, increment, inflation, intensification, maximization, merger, multiplication, optimization, raise, rise, spread, step-up, surge, swell, swelling, upgrade, upsurge, upturn, waxing |
Antonyms: |
decrease, depletion, diminishment, loss, subtraction |
| Main Entry: | miscellany |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | varied collection |
Synonyms: |
accumulation, aggregation, anthology, assortment, brew, collectanea, combination, combo, compilation, conglomeration, cumulation, diversity, farrago, gallimaufry, garbage*, hash, hodgepodge, jumble, medley, melee, mess, mishmash, mix, mixed bag, mixture, muddle, mélange, odds and ends, olio, pasticcio, pastiche, patchwork, potpourri, salad, salmagundi, smorgasbord, stew, variety |
Antonyms: |
single |
| Main Entry: | amassment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accumulation |
Synonyms: |
acquiring, aggregation, amassing, assemblage, collection, cumulation, gathering, mass |
| Main Entry: | stash |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hoard |
Synonyms: |
abundance, accumulation, agglomeration, aggregation, amassment, backlog, cache, collection, conglomeration, cumulation, fund, garner, heap, inventory, mass, nest egg, pile, reserve, reservoir, riches, stock, stockpile, store, supply, treasure, treasure-trove, trove, wealth |
| Concept: | Increase. |
| Category: | 2. COMPARATIVE QUANTITY; CHANGES IN QUANTITY |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
increase, augmentation, enlargement, extension; dilatation (expansion); increment, accretion; accession; development, growth; aggrandizement, aggravation; rise; ascent; exaggeration, exacerbation; spread (dispersion); flood tide; gain, produce, product, profit.
-verbs
increase, augment, add to, enlarge; dilate (expand); grow, wax, get ahead; gain strength; advance; run up, shoot up; rise; ascend; sprout., aggrandize; raise, exalt; deepen, heighten; strengthen; intensify, enhance, magnify, redouble; aggravate, exaggerate; exasperate, exacerbate; add fuel to the flame, oleum addere camino, superadd (add) [more]; spread (disperse).
-adjectives
increased; on the increase, undiminished; additional (added).
-adverbs
crescendo.
-phrases
vires acquirit eundo [Vergil].
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Antonyms: |
decrease |
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