accretions

The word “accretions” has 3 syllables: ac-cre-tions

It's pronounced as /əˈkriːʃənz/

What is synonym and antonym for accretions?

In the thesaurus, “accretions” has 77 synonyms and 18 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for accretions

accessions
accruals
accumulations
addenda
addendums
additions
agglomerates
agglomerations
aggregates
aggregations
appendices
appendixes
assemblages
assortments
augmentations
backlogs
boosts
caches
clutters
collections
complements
congeries
conglomerates
conglomerations
continuations
cumulations
cumuli
expansions
extensions
funds
gains
gatherings
hashes
heaps
hoards
hodgepodges
hotchpotches
increases
increments
inventories
jumbles
jumps
kitties
litters
lodgements
lodgments
masses
medleys
mishmashes
mixes
mixtures
more
motleys
nest eggs
piles
pileups
pluses
plusses
potpourris
proliferations
raises
reserves
rises
run-ups
spikes
step ups
step-ups
stockpiles
stocks
stores
sums
supplements
supplies
totalities
upticks
uptrends
upturns

Antonyms for accretions

abatements
declines
decreases
decrements
deductions
depletions
diminishments
diminutions
drop-offs
falloffs
falls
losses
reductions
shrinkages
step downs
step-downs
stepdowns
subtractions

Meanings of accretions

noun
1. The act of increasing by natural growth; especially the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.
2. The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition.
3. Something added externally to promote growth the external growth of an item.
4. Concretion; coherence of separate particles.
5. A growing together of parts naturally separate, as of the fingers or toes.
6. The gradual increase of land by deposition of water-borne sediment.
7. The adhering of property to something else, by which the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to another; generally, gain of land by the washing up of sand or sail from the sea or a river, or by a gradual recession of the water from the usual watermark.
8. Gain to an heir or legatee; failure of a coheir to the same succession, or a co-legatee of the same thing, to take his share percentage.

Example Sentences

The archaeologist found several accretions of ancient materials buried beneath the surface.
The accretions of sediment over thousands of years created the island.
The company experienced slow but steady accretions to its assets through small acquisitions.
Environmental changes have led to the accretions of new land along the coastline.
Over time, the accretions of minerals formed a large deposit in the cave.

On this page you'll find 95 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to accretions, such as: abatements, accessions, accruals, accumulations, addenda, addendums, additions.

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