accretes

The word “accretes” has 2 syllables: ac-cretes

It's pronounced as /əˈkriːts/


What is synonym and antonym for accretes?

In the thesaurus, “accretes” has 14 synonyms and 3 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for accretes along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for accretes

Antonyms for accretes

  • disperses
  • dissipates
  • scatters

Meanings of accretes

  • verb
    1. To grow together, combine; to fuse.
    2. To adhere; to grow or to be added to gradually.
    3. To make adhere; to add; to make larger or more, as by growing.

Example Sentences

  • Over time, the ice accretes on the surface of the glacier.
  • As the river flows, it accretes sediment along its banks.
  • The salt accretes on the surface of the water after evaporation.
  • Dust from the desert accretes on the windowsills over the years.
  • The mineral deposit accretes around the cave formations, creating stalactites.

On this page you'll find 17 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to accretes, such as: accumulates, agglutinates, amasses, banks, builds up, clumps, collects.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

accumulates

  • accelerates
  • accretes
  • accrue
  • acquire
  • add to
  • agglomerate
  • agglutinates
  • aggregate
  • amalgamate
  • amasses
  • appreciates
  • archives
  • arranges
  • assemble
  • assembles
  • balloons
  • balls
  • bands
  • banks
  • batches
  • blows up
  • booms
  • bourgeons
  • brigades
  • bring together
  • builds up
  • bulks
  • bunches
  • burgeons
  • cache
  • clean up
  • climbs
  • clumps
  • clusters
  • collates
  • collect
  • collects
  • collocate
  • combines
  • compile
  • compiles
  • concentrate
  • concentrates
  • conglomerates
  • congregates
  • connects
  • constellates
  • corrals
  • crescendoes
  • crests
  • cumulate
  • distends
  • draw together
  • drifts
  • enlarges
  • escalates
  • expand
  • expands
  • flocks
  • gain
  • gains
  • garners
  • gather
  • gathers
  • gets together
  • groups
  • grow
  • heap
  • heap together
  • heaps
  • heightens
  • herds
  • hives
  • hoard
  • huddles
  • incorporate
  • increase
  • increases
  • inflates
  • intensifies
  • joins
  • jumps
  • links
  • load up
  • lump
  • lumps
  • make a bundle
  • make a killing
  • mass
  • masses
  • merges
  • mounts
  • multiplies
  • mushrooms
  • musters
  • organizes
  • packs
  • peaks
  • picks up
  • pile
  • pile up
  • piles
  • pools
  • presses
  • procure
  • profit
  • proliferates
  • rack up
  • raises
  • rallies
  • re-collects
  • redoubles
  • regathers
  • regroups
  • ridges
  • rises
  • rockets
  • roll up
  • rolls up
  • round up
  • rounds up
  • scare up
  • skyrockets
  • snowballs
  • spreads
  • stack up
  • stacks
  • stockpile
  • store
  • store up
  • surges
  • swarms
  • swell
  • swells
  • systematizes
  • throngs
  • unite
  • unites
  • waxes

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