accumulate
Gather over time
To accumulate is to gather or pile up over time.
Dust accumulates on shelves.
Wealth accumulates through saving and investment.
Evidence accumulates until a conclusion becomes inescapable.
The word suggests gradual increase rather than sudden acquisition: Over the years, she had accumulated an impressive collection of first editions.
What accumulates can be desirable or not—you might accumulate experience or debt.
Accumulated reserve supply
- hoardHidden accumulated valuables
- amassCollect in quantity
- pileAccumulated mass of objects
- heapJumbled collection of items
aggregate · mass · compile · gather · garner · collect · assemble · concentrate
Place for safekeeping
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
- savingsAccumulated money kept
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
401k · IRA · compound · principal · fund · reserve · capital · investment
Amount exceeding requirement
- glutExcessive surplus
- surfeitExcessive quantity, often cloying
- overstockSurplus goods beyond demand
- backlogAccumulated unfinished work
overflow · oversupply · redundancy · clutter · hoarding · overload · saturation · congestion
Growth in amount
- expansionIncrease in scope
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
- buildupGradual accumulation over time
- surgeSudden powerful increase
escalation · multiplication · increment · progression · mounting · compounding · swelling · rising
Public exhibit space
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- specimensRepresentative items for examination
- libraryBook collection or building
archives · anthology · assortment · curiosities · exhibit · inventory · repository · treasury
stockpile
Accumulated reserve supply
heap · aggregate · mass · compile · gather · garner · collect · assemble · concentrate · coalesce
deposit
Place for safekeeping
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
- savingsAccumulated money kept
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
pension · 401k · IRA · compound · principal · fund · reserve · capital · investment · portfolio
surplus
Amount exceeding requirement
backlog · overflow · oversupply · redundancy · clutter · hoarding · overload · saturation · congestion · bottleneck
increase
Growth in amount
- expansionIncrease in scope
- proliferationRapid increase in quantity
- buildupGradual accumulation over time
surge · escalation · multiplication · increment · progression · mounting · compounding · swelling · rising · snowballing
museum
Public exhibit space
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- specimensRepresentative items for examination
library · archives · anthology · assortment · curiosities · exhibit · inventory · repository · treasury · catalogue
fortune
Wealth or destiny
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- affluenceAbundance of money
inheritance · estate · assets · treasure · endowment · opulence · abundance · bounty · windfall · legacy
- snow accumulationGathered frozen precipitation depth
- accumulation zoneWhere ice sheet grows
- wealth accumulationProcess of gathering assets
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