gathered
Assembled in groups
Gathered is the past tense of gather, meaning to bring together or collect.
People gather berries, information, or courage.
Fabric that is gathered has been drawn into folds or pleats: a gathered skirt.
If you've gathered correctly, you've understood through inference: I gathered from her tone that she was upset.
Formally gathered together
- congregatedAssembled in a group
- amassedGathered in abundance
- musteredGathered or summoned
- ralliedRecovered or assembled
converged · summoned · united · joined · grouped · clustered · collected · met
Harvested or gathered
- pickedChose from options
- pluckedPulled out forcefully
- gleanedGathered incrementally
- foragedSought wild food
collected · cropped · culled · harvested · bundled · winnowed · threshed · bushels
Concluded without proof
- deducedReached by reasoning
- concludedBrought to completion
- understoodGrasped the meaning
- gleanedGathered incrementally
discerned · perceived · assumed · figured · reckoned · intuited · guessed · determined
convened
Formally gathered together
- congregatedAssembled in a group
- amassedGathered in abundance
- musteredGathered or summoned
rallied · converged · summoned · united · joined · grouped · clustered · collected · met · flocked
reaped
Harvested or gathered
foraged · collected · cropped · culled · harvested · bundled · winnowed · threshed · bushels · baskets
surmised
Concluded without proof
- deducedReached by reasoning
- concludedBrought to completion
- understoodGrasped the meaning
gleaned · discerned · perceived · assumed · figured · reckoned · intuited · guessed · determined · ascertained
amassed
Gathered in abundance
- stockpiledAccumulated reserve supplies
- hoardedCollected and concealed
- compiledGathered and arranged
accrued · collected · heaped · piled · stacked · stored · aggregated · pooled · banked · saved
pleated
Having pressed folds
cinched · bunched · draped · puckered · ruffled · smocked · elasticized · fullness · waistband · bodice
- grouped togethercollected, bundled, clustered, grouped, assembled
- storedstored, warehoused, stashed, stowed, kept
- scooped uppicked up, lifted, cupped, spooned, ladled
- fabric edge finisheshemmed, trimmed, edged, bordered, laced
- crowd adjectivespacked, dense, massive, huge, enormous
- things acquiredbought, purchased, earned, inherited, obtained
gatheredscattered
Spread irregularly about
dispersed · spread · separated · distributed · strewn
- gathering dustUnused and accumulating particles
- family gatheringRelatives meeting socially
- news gatheringCollecting information for publication
- gather dustFall into disuse
- gather upCollect dispersed items
- gathered dustAccumulated grime from disuse
gather, gathering, gathers, gatherer, gatherers, regather, regathering, ungathered, regathers