gathers

The word “gathers” has 2 syllables: gath-ers

It's pronounced as /ˈɡæðərz/

What is synonym and antonym for gathers?

In the thesaurus, “gathers” has 149 synonyms and 28 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for gathers

accretes
accrues
accumulates
affiliates
agglutinates
allies
amasses
archives
arranges
ascertains
assembles
associates
assumes
bags
balls
bands
banks
batches
boosts
brigades
builds up
bunches
captures
caucuses
clams
clubs
clumps
clusters
collaborates
collates
collects
combines
compiles
concenters
concentrates
concludes
confederates
conglomerates
congregates
conjectures
conjoins
connects
consolidates
consorts
constellates
construes
contemplates
convenes
converges
cooperates
corrals
couples
crops
cuts
decides
deduces
derives
draws a conclusion
drifts
educes
elevates
elicits
enhances
enlarges
enriches
evokes
excites
expands
extends
extrapolates
federates
finds out
fishes
flocks
forages
foregathers
forgathers
gains
gangs up
garners
gets together
gets up
gleans
groups
grows
guesses
harvests
hays
heaps
herds
hives
huddles
hunts
infers
interprets
joins
judges
links
lumps
makes out
masses
maximizes
meets
merges
mounts
mows
musters
nets
organizes
packs
philosophizes
picks
picks up
piles
pools
presses
raises
rallies
rationalizes
re-collects
reads
reaps
reasons
reassembles
reconvenes
regathers
regroups
remeets
rendezvouses
ridges
rounds up
seals
shrimps
snares
speculates
stacks
steps up
stimulates
summons
supposes
surmises
swarms
systematizes
thinks
throngs
traps
understands
unites
whales

Antonyms for gathers

abates
breaks up
departs
dips
disbands
disintegrates
disjoins
dismisses
dispels
disperses
dissipates
dissociates
dissolves
disunites
dwindles
leaves
lessens
loses
plants
scatters
seeds
sends
separates
severs
sows
takes off
tapers
tapers off

Meanings of gathers

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

She gathers flowers from the garden every morning.
The team gathers data to analyze market trends.
As the storm approaches, everyone gathers supplies and prepares.
He gathers his thoughts before speaking at the meeting.
The shepherd gathers his sheep at the end of the day.

On this page you'll find 177 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to gathers, such as: abates, accretes, accrues, accumulates, affiliates, agglutinates, allies.

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