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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accumulation |
| Synonyms: | amassment, assemblage, collection, congeries, gathering, heap, mass, pile, stack, stockpile |
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| Main Entry: | conglomeration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accumulation, potpourri |
| Synonyms: | agglomeration, aggregate, aggregation, amassment, assortment, collection, combination, combo, composite, cumulation, everything but the kitchen sink, hoard, hodge-podge, mass, medley, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, trove |
| Main Entry: | hoard |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stockpile |
| Synonyms: | abundance, accumulation, agglomeration, aggregation, amassment, backlog, cache, collection, conglomeration, cumulation, fund, garner, heap, inventory, mass, nest egg, pile, reserve, reservoir, riches, stock, store, supply, treasure, treasure-trove, trove, wealth |
| Notes: | a hoard is a collection or the action that creates one; a horde is a crowd, sometimes unfriendly |
| Antonyms: | debt |
| Main Entry: | increase |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | addition, growth |
| Synonyms: | access, accession, accretion, accrual, accumulation, aggrandizement, augmentation, boost, breakthrough, burgeoning, cumulation, development, elaboration, enlargement, escalation, exaggeration, expansion, extension, gain, hike, incorporation, increment, inflation, intensification, maximization, merger, multiplication, optimization, raise, rise, spread, step-up, surge, swell, swelling, upgrade, upsurge, upturn, waxing |
| Antonyms: | decrease, depletion, diminishment, loss, subtraction |
| Main Entry: | miscellany |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | varied collection |
| Synonyms: | accumulation, aggregation, anthology, assortment, brew, collectanea, combination, combo, compilation, conglomeration, cumulation, diversity, farrago, gallimaufry, garbage*, hash, hodgepodge, jumble, medley, melee, mess, mishmash, mix, mixed bag, mixture, muddle, mélange, odds and ends, olio, pasticcio, pastiche, patchwork, potpourri, salad, salmagundi, smorgasbord, stew, variety |
| Antonyms: | single |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | amassment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accumulation |
| Synonyms: | acquiring, aggregation, amassing, assemblage, collection, cumulation, gathering, mass |
| Main Entry: | stash |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hoard |
| Synonyms: | abundance, accumulation, agglomeration, aggregation, amassment, backlog, cache, collection, conglomeration, cumulation, fund, garner, heap, inventory, mass, nest egg, pile, reserve, reservoir, riches, stock, stockpile, store, supply, treasure, treasure-trove, trove, wealth |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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| Concept: | Increase. |
| Category: | 2. COMPARATIVE QUANTITY; CHANGES IN QUANTITY |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
increase, augmentation, enlargement, extension; dilatation (expansion); increment, accretion; accession; development, growth; aggrandizement, aggravation; rise; ascent; exaggeration, exacerbation; spread (dispersion); flood tide; gain, produce, product, profit.
-verbs
increase, augment, add to, enlarge; dilate (expand); grow, wax, get ahead; gain strength; advance; run up, shoot up; rise; ascend; sprout., aggrandize; raise, exalt; deepen, heighten; strengthen; intensify, enhance, magnify, redouble; aggravate, exaggerate; exasperate, exacerbate; add fuel to the flame, oleum addere camino, superadd (add) [more]; spread (disperse).
-adjectives
increased; on the increase, undiminished; additional (added).
-adverbs
crescendo.
-phrases
vires acquirit eundo [Vergil].
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| Antonyms: | decrease |
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