ACCUMULATIONS Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

accumulations

noun

plural of accumulation

as in collections

a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time a vast accumulation of evidence about the dangers of smoking

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Relevance

as in increases

the act or process of becoming greater in number the accumulation of leaves on the ground is proceeding at a much faster rate than my raking

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Recent Examples of accumulations Some people experienced them as a purely optical means of aesthetic transport; others found in them tactile accumulations of crust, carnage, and debris. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026 Her darkly psychedelic accumulations let their language sprawl. — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026 Snow levels should stay above 10,000 feet, with lower accumulations expected. — Alex Lehnert, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by potentially harmful accumulations of two proteins. — Mike McRae 03, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026 Finding large accumulations of geologic hydrogen entails stumbling on a Goldilocks set of conditions. — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2026 Inspectors found seven dead roaches under kitchen equipment and also noted accumulations of mold and rotting food debris, according to the report. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Aug. 2026 Widespread, measurable rainfall is expected, with accumulations of 1 inch or less in most areas. — Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026 As the Eaton and Palisades fires roared across the Altadena area and the coastal Santa Monica Mountains in January 2025, the flames were fueled in part by accumulations of bone-dry chaparral, brush and other vegetation. — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for accumulations

Noun

None of the stores surveyed by WWD listed Calvin Klein among their favorite collections during the recent New York Fashion Week.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Some 37% of Gen Z women kept their collections on view only within their own households, compared with 16% of Gen Z men.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of collections

Noun

Scheibenbogen reports that the kids who cut out social media entirely showed modest increases in mental well-being that started wearing off five weeks later.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
With the combination of high-efficiency amplification and low-loss fiber, Petal doubles cable capacity without proportional power increases.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of increases

Noun

Some houses in the neighborhood already had piles of sandbags sitting on their front porches.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Relocate Leaf Litter and Wood Piles Leaf litter, wood piles, and other yard debris offer shelter not only to pests but also to beneficial insects and wildlife.

— Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of piles

Noun

The system uses algorithms and neural networks to find the most suitable metal mixtures and processing methods.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
At the cold-hold unit, tomato mixtures temped at 50 degrees for approximately one hour.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of mixtures

Noun

Beginning in 1989, oil and acrylic paints gave way to olive oil, henna, tea, spices, and coffee, while animal glue, mud, and leather also shaped the group’s posters, paintings, and mixed-media assemblages.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Often these assemblages of items are tied together in a bundle or bag and may be referred to as hands, mojos, or gris-gris.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of assemblages

Noun

Brundage drove from Illinois to attend Luftgekühlt and regularly participates in Porsche rallies and gatherings.

— Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Friday there will be workshops at venues along Broadway during the day, along with gatherings at the Black Panther Party Museum followed by a celebration at the Oakland Museum of California.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of gatherings

Noun

Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.

— Madison Chapman, Outside, 25 Mar. 2026
Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.

— Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026

Definition of jumbles

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