accumulative
Building up gradually
Accumulative describes things that grow by successive additions over time.
An accumulative effect builds gradually; accumulative damage results from repeated small harms.
The word overlaps with cumulative, though accumulative more often emphasizes the process of gathering while cumulative emphasizes the total result.
Developing slowly over time
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- stepwiseProceeding by degrees
- sequentialOccurring in succession
- successiveFollowing without interruption
iterative · phased · steady · continuous · sustained · piecemeal · methodical · systematic
Elements merging progressively
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
- capitalWealth used for investment
savings · portfolio · retirement · dividends · assets · annuity · equity · returns
Addition's result
- totalComplete sum
- compositeMade of distinct parts
- collectionGathered set of items
- assemblageCollected group of things
mass · heap · pile · cluster · conglomerate · amalgam · tally · combination
Combining into a whole
- additiveSubstance mixed in
- synergisticJointly more effective
- coalescentGrowing into one
- mergingBlending into one
blending · consolidating · unifying · fusing · synthesizing · amalgamating · cohesive · aggregating
gradual
Developing slowly over time
- progressiveFavoring reform and innovation
- stepwiseProceeding by degrees
- sequentialOccurring in succession
successive · iterative · phased · steady · continuous · sustained · piecemeal · methodical · systematic · measured
compounding
Elements merging progressively
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
capital · savings · portfolio · retirement · dividends · assets · annuity · equity · returns · reinvestment
sum
Addition's result
- totalComplete sum
- compositeMade of distinct parts
- collectionGathered set of items
assemblage · mass · heap · pile · cluster · conglomerate · amalgam · tally · combination · agglomeration
integrative
Combining into a whole
- additiveSubstance mixed in
- synergisticJointly more effective
- coalescentGrowing into one
merging · blending · consolidating · unifying · fusing · synthesizing · amalgamating · cohesive · aggregating
accumulativesubtractive
Involving removal or reduction
decremental · diminishing · reductive · depleting · regressive
- snow accumulationGathered frozen precipitation depth
- accumulation zoneWhere ice sheet grows
- wealth accumulationProcess of gathering assets