to amass

Examples

• All

• America's need for ammunition enabled the family to amass a fortune and grow their company into what is today the largest chemical corporation in the world.

  Foxcatcher (2014)

• You have amassed this really cool body of work.

  Team Coco

• My goal in life is not to amass Facebook fans.

  GaryVee

• This action gave Edward time to plan and amass his forces in England.

• The majority of the students in the class eventually amassed the required points in this fashion.

  Academic text (1999)

• But most of the time, it is about amassing further wealth and power for themselves, for their kids.

  Garys Economics

• Virtual collections may amass at a faster rate than the development of accessible methods for 3D models.

  Academic text (2017)

• Well, the guy must be doing something right to have amassed that amount of wealth.

  Fiction book (1992)

• A great patron of the arts, Bhabha, through his wealth, amassed a fine collection.

  Academic text (1992)

• The cocaine industry has amassed substantial economic and political power in the Andean nations.

  Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

C

to collect

vsto amass

499 1.1

To bring things or people together in one place

refers to building a large total over a period rather than one-time gathering

A

to accumulate

vsto amass

174 3.4

To gather more and more of something over time

is the general act of collecting a large amount over time

C

to compile

vsto amass

134 4.1

To collect and arrange information and materials into a list or book

is about gathering large quantities rather than organizing them into collections

P

to pile up

vsto amass

83 3.1

To put things on top of each other until they make a heap

expresses long-term collecting rather than specifically forming a physical pile

G

to gather

vsto amass

53 1.8

Increase slowly over time

focuses on building a large amount over a period rather than small growth

H

to hoard

vsto amass

45 4.8

To collect and keep large amounts of food or other things for future use

is neutral collecting over time without secrecy or future emphasis

S

to stock up on

vsto amass

27 2.5

Buy a large amount of something to use later

means accumulating generally over time, not only buying for later use

R

to roll up

vsto amass

22 3.7

Collect small amounts until they become a larger total

means accumulating a large amount over time rather than joining totals

L

to load up on

vsto amass

• Informal

10 4.5

Get a lot of something or use a lot of it

describes slow collecting over time rather than rapid obtaining or consuming

C

to cumulate

vsto amass

1 7.9

To increase in amount over time

is about collecting a large total rather than the gradual process

Antonyms

D

to disperse

104 4.4

To cause people and things, like a crowd or fog, to spread over a wide area

D

to dissipate

48 6.8

To make something spread out and disappear, for example fog or tension

How Much

to hoard

45 4.8

to amass

66 4.8

to accumulate

174 3.4

to collect

499 1.1

to gather

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology