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forgather

[fawr-gath-er] / fɔrˈgæð ər /
VERB
concentrate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accumulate cluster combine consolidate eliminate focus integrate intensify reduce strengthen
STRONG
agglomerate aggregate amass assemble bunch center centralize coalesce collect compact compress congest conglomerate congregate constrict contract converge cramp crowd embody focalize garner heap hoard huddle localize mass muster narrow pile store swarm unify
WEAK
draw together get to the meat heap up salt away zero in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disperse divide part separate weaken
STRONG
dissipate enlarge expand extend give increase let go loosen release retreat scatter spend spread squander stretch throw away uncondense waste
VERB
congregate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bunch up converge flock gather swarm throng
STRONG
besiege collect concentrate convene convoke corral mass meet muster pack raise rally rendezvous teem
WEAK
congress gang around gang up hang out make the scene meet up round up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disperse divide scatter separate spread
STRONG
cancel distribute
VERB
gather
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assemble choose cluster collect congregate convene converge crowd draw flock huddle meet pick round up show up
STRONG
accumulate aggregate amass associate capture concentrate corral cull garner group heap herd hoard marshal mass muster pluck poke punch rally reunite stockpile swarm throng unite
WEAK
bunch up close with draw in gang up get-together hang around hang out make the scene pile up pour in scare up scrape together stack up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cancel disperse dissemble divide leave miss reject scatter separate spread
STRONG
dissipate lose spend squander throw away waste
WEAK
allot deal distribute grow misunderstand plant
VERB
raise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boost collect enhance get heighten jump obtain promote reinforce strengthen
STRONG
advance aggravate amplify assemble congregate congress dignify enlarge escalate exaggerate exalt form gather goose hike honor inflate intensify levy magnify mass mobilize mushroom muster pyramid rally recruit rendezvous snowball up
WEAK
build up fetch up goose up hike up jack up jump up look up perk up pick up put up run up send through the roof shoot up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease discourage undermine weaken
STRONG
abridge compress condense contract curtail denounce diminish disgrace divide humiliate lessen lower play down reduce shrink
WEAK
repress suppress
VERB
rendezvous
Synonyms
STRONG
assemble collect congregate converge gather muster raise rally
WEAK
be closeted be reunited come together get-together join up meet behind closed doors meet privately
Antonyms
STRONG
disperse distribute divide scatter separate spread

Example Sentences

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Oh, it's perfectly clear That there's change when the critics forgather.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hundreds of them were flown in from Moscow to forgather in East Berlin's grim, hulking Ministry of the Interior, the headquarters of the nation's vast security-police network.

From Time Magazine Archive

Wherever workers forgather, you may hear someone relate how he told the boss where to get off.

From Time Magazine Archive

His six feet two inches of height, magnificent physique and superb carriage would mark him out as a man of distinction at any race-course, polo-meet, or political reception where men of the world forgather.

From The New North by Cameron, Agnes Deans

So it is curious they should forgather after death.'

From Border Ghost Stories by Pease, Howard

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.