GATHERS Synonyms: 194 Similar and Opposite Words

gathers

verb

present tense third-person singular of gather

as in collects

to bring together in one body or place he gathered the leftovers from the table and gave them to the dog let's gather the students and have them line up on the playground before going in from recess

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as in harvests

to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use late summer is when we gather the tomatoes and begin canning them for the winter

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as in converges

to come together into one body or place a crowd gathered around the street musician ask the faculty to gather in the lounge for the meeting

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as in derives

to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information I gather that, since you are back so early, she didn't want to see you?

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as in accumulates

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass the newspapers that had been allowed to gather on the front doorstep told thieves that the family was away on vacation

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as in gains

to gradually increase in the movement gathered force as election day neared

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as in summons

to call into being through the use of one's inner resources or powers gathered the strength to finish the marathon

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Recent Examples of gathers In the closing scene, Rachel gathers her belongings, removes her wedding dress and exits the cabin. —

Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026 Created in 2015 by Pierre-Antoine Capton, Xavier Niel, and Matthieu Pigasse, Mediawan group currently gathers more than 80 production labels operating in 13 countries. —

Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026 Regardless of religious affiliation, Easter is a major consumer holiday that gathers billions in purchases. —

Jason Pierce, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026 Rachel removes her wedding dress, gathers her belongings and exits the cabin. —

Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026 Start by clarifying priorities and boundaries this morning, then build steady momentum through the afternoon as support gathers and timing clicks into place. —

Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2026 OnTheSnow gathers data on the base depths at individual Tahoe ski areas and shows that some are below 10% of normal for this time of year. —

Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026 Neal Kumar, Polymarket's chief legal officer, center, gathers with others during the bar's opening. —

Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2026 Quick, tight, and dense, TDS gathers the latest automotive news bubbling around the globe and places it all in one spot. —

Joel Feder, The Drive, 19 Mar. 2026

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Established in 2017, the biennial fundraiser collects instruments to refurbish, repair and distribute to students and schools in need in southeastern Wisconsin.

— Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
As much a summation of a career to date as a small-press treasure trove, Sunnylyn Thibodeaux’s Lucky Charms collects poems from over a dozen different publications by nearly as many presses.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026