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Gather

🔄 Synonyms of "Gather"

19 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
inferverb	(transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.
understandverb	(transitive, intransitive, of communication or means of communication: words, statements, signs, etc.) To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend.
conglomeratenoun	(business) A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.
assembleverb	(transitive) To put together.
meetverb	To make contact (with someone) while in proximity.
gatheringnoun	A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
collectverb	(transitive) To gather together; amass.
amassverb	(transitive) to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate.
congregateverb	(intransitive) To come together; to assemble; to meet.
accumulateverb	(intransitive) To gradually grow or increase in quantity or number.
cumulateverb	(transitive) To accumulate; to amass.
get togetherverb	(transitive, intransitive) To meet, to gather together, to congregate.
tucknoun	(transitive) To pull or gather up (an item of fabric).
forgatherverb	(intransitive) To assemble or gather together in one place, to gather up; to congregate.
puckernoun	(ambitransitive) To pinch or wrinkle (especially a body part); to squeeze inwardly, to dimple or fold.
foregatherverb	Alternative form of forgather. [(intransitive) To assemble or gather together in one place, to gather up; to congregate.]
pile upverb	(idiomatic, intransitive) To collect or accumulate, as a backlog.
pull togetherverb	To unite for a common objective.
garnernoun	(often figurative) To earn; to get; to accumulate or acquire by some effort or due to some fact

↔️ Antonyms of "Gather"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
distributeverb	(transitive) To divide into portions and dispense.
spreadverb	(transitive) To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Gather"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
forgatherverb	(intransitive) To assemble or gather together in one place, to gather up; to congregate.
congregateverb	(intransitive) To come together; to assemble; to meet.
collectverb	(transitive) To gather together; amass.
foregatherverb	Alternative form of forgather. [(intransitive) To assemble or gather together in one place, to gather up; to congregate.]
assembleverb	(transitive) To put together.
conglomerateverb	(transitive) To combine together into a larger mass.
pull togetherverb	To unite for a common objective.
cumulateverb	(transitive) To accumulate; to amass.
amassverb	(transitive) to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate.
accumulateverb	(intransitive) To gradually grow or increase in quantity or number.
pile upverb	(idiomatic, intransitive) To collect or accumulate, as a backlog.
understandverb	(transitive, intransitive, of communication or means of communication: words, statements, signs, etc.) To know the meaning of; to parse or have parsed correctly; to comprehend.
meetverb	To make contact (with someone) while in proximity.
inferverb	(transitive) To introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.
get togetherverb	(transitive, intransitive) To meet, to gather together, to congregate.
tuckverb	(transitive) To pull or gather up (an item of fabric).
puckerverb	(ambitransitive) To pinch or wrinkle (especially a body part); to squeeze inwardly, to dimple or fold.
garnerverb	(often figurative) To earn; to get; to accumulate or acquire by some effort or due to some fact
collectedverb	(not comparable) Gathered together.
collectionnoun	A set of items or amount of material procured, gathered or presented together.