accumulated
adjective
ac·cu·mu·lat·ed ə-ˈkyü-m(y)ə-ˌlā-təd 
: gathered, collected, or amassed over a period of time
a layer of accumulated dirt/dust
… his accumulated savings are sufficient to enable him to purchase another property …
A. F. Millington
A. F. MillingtonJust what is an earthquake? It is the shaking that occurs when a slowly accumulated strain in the Earth's crust is suddenly released … Richard L. Williams
Richard L. WilliamsStock prices at any given moment fully reflect the accumulated wisdom of knowledgeable investors. John J. Curran
John J. Curran
Word History
First Known Use
1617, in the meaning defined above
accumulated
verb
1
as in increased
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number the number of complaints about that mail order firm is really accumulating Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- increased
- accelerated
- swelled
- rose
- expanded
- multiplied
- climbed
- gained
- intensified
- proliferated
- waxed
- spread
- ballooned
- snowballed
- escalated
- mushroomed
- mounted
- rolled up
- enlarged
- surged
- appreciated
- burgeoned
- built up
- jumped
- boomed
- bourgeoned
- skyrocketed
- heightened
- rocketed
- inflated
- redoubled
- peaked
- distended
- bulked
- crescendoed
- crested
- blew up
- puffed (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- decreased
- diminished
- contracted
- lessened
- dwindled
- receded
- waned
2
as in collected
to bring together in one body or place finally accumulated enough donated books to hold a book sale Synonyms & Similar Words
- collected
- amassed
- assembled
- gathered
- garnered
- grouped
- corralled
- combined
- packed
- concentrated
- lumped
- joined
- got together
- rounded up
- congregated
- piled
- constellated
- stacked
- united
- organized
- compiled
- mustered
- picked up
- pooled
- bulked (up)
- arranged
- heaped
- merged
- bunched
- clustered
- linked
- connected
- rallied
- balled
- batched
- raised
- huddled
- collated
- swarmed
- systematized
- banded
- regrouped
- flocked
- herded
- archived
- thronged
- brigaded
- re-collected
- pressed
- hived
- regathered
- scraped (up or together)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- scattered
- dispersed
- dissipated
- dissolved
- separated
- sent
- split (up)
- severed
- dismissed
- dispelled
- disintegrated
- disbanded
- broke up
3
as in amassed
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass clouds accumulating on the western horizon Synonyms & Similar Words
- amassed
- collected
- gathered
- concentrated
- accreted
- massed
- drifted
- conglomerated
- built up
- clumped
- banked
- stacked (up)
- lumped
- piled (up)
- agglutinated
- ridged
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- scattered
- dissipated
- dispersed