AMASSING Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

amassing

verb

present participle of amass

as in collecting

to bring together in one body or place amassed a truckload of donations in the course of their canned food drive

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as in accumulating

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass over the last month a huge mound of paperwork has amassed on my desk

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Recent Examples of amassing The Razorbacks' run game lifted them throughout, amassing 187 yards. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 In 2019, two years before Guojun Xuan and Silvia Zhang began amassing a family of more than 20 surrogate children, Zhang was accused of misdemeanor child abuse after leaving her then-8-year-old daughter in a hot car for hours. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 Tower Paddle Boards quickly took off, amassing $10 million in cumulative sales by January 2015. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Oct. 2026 Jokic was dropping dimes and practically refusing to shoot throughout his 15 minutes, amassing seven assists to zero turnovers. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026 To weaponize this advantage, the 30 clubs have withheld roughly $75 million each in central-fund distributions, amassing a $2 billion liquidity holdback. — Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026 For everyone else, there is the real-world practicum of amassing knowledge and experience that hopefully amounts to more than a shouting match over beer. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026 Men like Lincoln, in selecting square plots on maps, weren’t joining communities so much as amassing commodities. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 Irsay, who died last year, had spent decades amassing a collection that ranged from presidential documents and Jack Kerouac’s original typescript for On the Road to some of the most famous guitars in rock history. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

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For Le Bon Marché, the auction will offer a way to bring a specialist collecting market into a department store, creating an event that combines an exhibition, shopping and a live experience.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Even if Washington continues to lead the world in software, therefore, China may be able to rapidly gain ground on or even surpass the United States by deploying AI across the physical economy and collecting greater amounts of real-world data.

— Scott Singer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026

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The combination of accumulating snow and potentially slick roads could affect travel in the mountains from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning.

— Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Scientists are investigating whether these accumulating pressures on the developing gut microbiome may contribute to rising neurodevelopmental differences, like autism with high support needs.

— Holly Baines, STAT, 14 Oct. 2026

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Ukraine has earned worldwide recognition for its cutting-edge drone industry, designing and assembling systems that have changed modern warfare.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Those aren't great odds, but as Dodgers fans kept reminding everyone while assembling their superteam, baseball is inherently random.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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Russia's Federal Security Service said the man, who works for the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper, was suspected of gathering information about Russia's defense capability on behalf of a Japanese intelligence agency.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
While Boeing callously deflects blame for their negligence, a family of one victim finds strength in gathering collective mourning.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

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Before playing for Mario Cristobal, the wide receiver attended Tulane for three years, with his productive 2024 season garnering enough attention that landed him a spot at Miami.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
First garnering recognition for his acting on the Disney XD series Lab Rats, Boldman subsequently has gone on to roles in 21 Jump Street, alongside Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, as well as Disney Channel’s Zapped and the film Cruise.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

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