amass

Gather over time

To amass is to gather or accumulate a large quantity of something over time: She amassed a fortune in real estate, He had amassed an impressive collection of rare books.

The word implies deliberate acquisition and suggests abundance—you don't amass a little; you amass a lot.

accumulate

gather

Bring or come together

accrue · stockpile · hoard · assemble · garner · heap · pile · acquire · obtain · procure

hoard

stash

Hidden reserve

trove · surplus · reserve · backlog · glut · store · pile up · salt away · tuck away · secreted

collection

archive

Stored historical records

repertoire · assemblage · corpus · compendium · catalogue · array · cache · trove · inventory · gallery

wealth

fortune

Wealth or destiny

treasure · savings · funds · inheritance · estate · earnings · revenue · prosperity · affluence · opulence

military

arsenal

Stockpile of munitions

materiel · supplies · provisions · ordnance · troops · forces · reinforcements · army · regiment · fleet

Categories
Opposites
accumulation vs. dispersal

amassscatter

Distribute in random directions

disperse · dissipate · distribute · spread · dispel

acquisition vs. depletion

amasssquander

Use up carelessly

spend · waste · deplete · disburse · exhaust

Family

amassed, amassing, amasses

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G