gather

The word “gather” has 2 syllables: gath-er

It's pronounced as /ˈɡæðər/

What is synonym and antonym for gather?

In the thesaurus, “gather” has 196 synonyms and 61 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for gather

accrete
accrue
accumulate
affiliate
agglutinate
aggregate
ally
amass
archive
arrange
ascertain
assemble
associate
assume
bag
ball
band
bank
batch
boost
brigade
build
build up
bunch
bunch up
capture
caucus
choose
clam
close with
club
clump
cluster
collaborate
collate
collect
combine
compile
concenter
concentrate
conclude
confederate
conglomerate
congregate
conjecture
conjoin
connect
consolidate
consort
constellate
construe
contemplate
convene
converge
cooperate
corral
couple
crop
crowd
cull
cut
decide
deduce
deepen
derive
draw
draw a conclusion
draw in
drift
educe
elevate
elicit
enhance
enlarge
enrich
evoke
excite
expand
expect
extend
extract
extrapolate
federate
find
find out
fish
flock
forage
foregather
forgather
gain
gang up
garner
get together
get up
get-together
glean
group
grow
guess
hang around
hang out
harvest
hay
heap
hear
heighten
herd
hive
hoard
huddle
hunt
imagine
infer
ingather
intensify
interpret
join
judge
learn
link
lump
make
make out
make the scene
marshal
mass
maximize
meet
merge
mount
mow
muster
net
organize
pack
philosophize
pick
pick up
pile
pile up
pluck
poke
pool
pour in
press
presume
punch
raise
rally
rationalize
re-collect
read
reap
reason
reassemble
reckon
reconvene
regather
regroup
remeet
rendezvous
reunite
ridge
rise
round up
scare up
scrape together
seal
select
show up
shrimp
snare
speculate
stack
stack up
step up
stimulate
stockpile
summon
suppose
surmise
suspect
swarm
swell
systematize
take
take in
thicken
think
throng
trap
understand
unite
wax
whale

Antonyms for gather

abate
abridge
allot
break up
cancel
compress
contract
deal
decline
decrease
depart
diminish
dip
disallow
disband
disbelieve
disintegrate
disjoin
dismiss
dispel
disperse
dissemble
dissipate
dissociate
dissolve
distribute
disunite
divide
dwindle
fail
grow
insert
know
leave
lessen
lose
lower
miss
misunderstand
neglect
plant
reduce
refuse
reject
repulse
scatter
seed
send
separate
sever
shrink
sow
spend
spread
squander
stop
take off
taper
taper off
throw away
waste

Meanings of gather

noun
1. A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker.
2. The inclination forward of the axle journals to keep the wheels from working outward.
3. The soffit or under surface of the masonry required in gathering. See gather (transitive verb).
4. A blob of molten glass collected on the end of a blowpipe.
5. A gathering.
verb
1. To collect; normally separate things.
2. To bring parts of a whole closer.
3. To infer or conclude; to know from a different source.
4. (of a boil or sore) To be filled with pus.
5. To collect molten glass on the end of a tool.
6. To gain; to win.

Example Sentences

We need to gather all the information before making a decision.
The family will gather for a reunion over the weekend.
She plans to gather feedback from her team to improve the project.
The volunteers will gather at the park to clean up the area.
He tried to gather his thoughts before starting the presentation.

On this page you'll find 257 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to gather, such as: abate, abridge, accrete, accrue, accumulate, affiliate, agglutinate.

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