ACCUMULATED Synonyms: 120 Similar and Opposite Words

accumulated

verb

past tense of accumulate

as in increased

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number the number of complaints about that mail order firm is really accumulating

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as in collected

to bring together in one body or place finally accumulated enough donated books to hold a book sale

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as in amassed

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass clouds accumulating on the western horizon

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Recent Examples of accumulated For example, older homeowners who purchased their properties years ago may have accumulated significant equity through a combination of mortgage payments and rising home values, giving them access to larger borrowing amounts. —

Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 16 June 2026 Yet some of the world’s most significant scientific and medical sites have accumulated ghost stories, conspiracy theories, and paranormal legends of their own. —

Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026 Nivola, 53, has accumulated the career that working actors recognize as enviable and that the wider awards apparatus has historically overlooked. —

Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 June 2026 Ties will be broken by the number of goals scored, the amount of cards a team has accumulated, and if all else fails, a team's position in the FIFA world rankings. —

Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 June 2026 But say some of that wealth, and other wealth from billionaires, accumulated in a Sovereign Wealth Fund. —

Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Still, solo material accumulated in significant quantities, and Rubenstein eventually hit the studio with a core band featuring longtime collaborator Pete Wilhoit (Fiction Plane) on drums, bassist Jeremy Nesse and Matchbox Twenty multi-instrumentalist Matt Beck. —

Spin Staff, SPIN, 11 June 2026 Lord’s had not previously accumulated any demerit points; the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have 14 days to appeal against the ICC’s sanction. —

Paul Newman, New York Times, 9 June 2026 The plant blooms only when sufficient energy is accumulated, making time between flowering unpredictable, spanning from a few years to more than a decade, according to the United States Botanic Garden. —

Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 8 June 2026

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Rainbow flick The chances of seeing this skill — some might call it a circus act — being performed at the World Cup this summer increased significantly on the back of Neymar being named in the Brazil squad.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Economic output has also increased, up 24% over the same period, government data show.

— Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026