aggregates

NOUN

collection

Synonyms

STRONG

accumulation agglomerate agglomeration amount assemblage body bulk combination conglomerate conglomeration gross heap lump mass mixture pile quantity sum total totality whole

WEAK

all the works whole ball of wax whole enchilada whole schmear whole shooting match

Antonyms

STRONG

fraction part

WEAK

individual one

VERB

combine into a collection

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amass

STRONG

accumulate amount assemble collect combine come heap mix number pile sum total

WEAK

add up

Antonyms

STRONG

detach disconnect disperse dissipate divide scatter separate

WEAK

break up

Example Sentences

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Investors are a little nervous in part because the deal isn’t for aggregates, a component in cement manufacturing.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Martin Marietta’s main aggregates business focuses on heavy materials like crushed stone and has posted strong financial results for years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

The company’s construction-products arm—which includes 109 quarries and yards, nine asphalt plants and 19 terminals—recorded roughly 35 million tons of aggregates shipments last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Protein aggregates, together with aging and environmental factors, may spark inflammation that generates nitric oxide.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

If this was not the case, however, we could not see how the DNA molecules packed together to form the crystalline aggregates studied by Maurice Wilkins and Rosalind Franklin.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson