Antonyms for gather
ˈgæð ərgath·er

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1. gather

   To amass is to bring together materials that make a mass, a great bulk or quantity. With some occasional exceptions, accumulate is applied to the more gradual, amass to the more rapid gathering of money or materials, amass referring to the general result or bulk, accumulate to the particular process or rate of gain. We say interest is accumulated (or accumulates) rather than is amassed; he accumulated a fortune in the course of years; he rapidly amassed a fortune by shrewd speculations. Goods or money for immediate distribution are said to be collected rather than amassed. They may be stored up for a longer or shorter time; but to hoard is always with a view of permanent retention, generally selfish. Aggregate is now most commonly used of numbers and amounts; as, the expenses will aggregate a round million.

   Antonyms:
   disperse, dissipate, divide, parcel, portion, scatter, spend, squander, waste

   Synonyms:
   accumulate, aggregate, amass, collect, heap up, hoard, hoard up, pile up, store up

   Preposition:
   Amass for oneself; for a purpose; from a distance; with great labor; by industry.

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1. • Conclude
   • Increase
   • Pull
   • Seek
   • Sew
   • Sewing

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. gather, gatheringnoun

   sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching

   Antonyms:
   spread, distribute

   Synonyms:
   assembly, assemblage, gathering

2. gather, gatheringverb

   the act of gathering something

   Antonyms:
   spread, distribute

   Synonyms:
   assembly, assemblage, gathering

3. gather, garner, collect, pull togetherverb

   assemble or get together

   "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

   Antonyms:
   distribute, spread

   Synonyms:
   hoard, assemble, call for, garner, gain, amass, pucker, gather up, meet, conglomerate, accumulate, roll up, take in, pull in, pick up, foregather, pile up, tuck, collect, pull together, get together, compile, cumulate, earn, forgather

4. meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregatherverb

   collect in one place

   "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"

   Antonyms:
   spread, distribute

   Synonyms:
   conform to, tack together, touch, put together, foregather, tack, fulfill, pucker, amass, adjoin, piece, match, suffer, fulfil, cumulate, meet, converge, fit, satisfy, receive, accumulate, forgather, encounter, get together, run into, cope with, fill, play, pull together, run across, come across, conglomerate, pile up, set up, assemble, contact, take on, tuck, see, collect, gain, garner

5. accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amassverb

   collect or gather

   "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"

   Antonyms:
   distribute, spread

   Synonyms:
   assemble, heap up, garner, hoard, amass, get together, pucker, meet, conglomerate, roll up, foregather, gain, pile up, stack up, tuck, collect, pull together, accumulate, compile, cumulate, forgather

6. gatherverb

   conclude from evidence

   "I gather you have not done your homework"

   Antonyms:
   spread, distribute

   Synonyms:
   accumulate, foregather, garner, pull together, cumulate, pile up, meet, assemble, tuck, collect, gain, get together, amass, pucker, forgather, conglomerate

7. gather, pucker, tuckverb

   draw together into folds or puckers

   Antonyms:
   spread, distribute

   Synonyms:
   assemble, garner, gain, amass, pucker, meet, conglomerate, accumulate, ruck up, foregather, pile up, ruck, knit, tuck, collect, insert, pull together, get together, cumulate, cockle, crumple, rumple, forgather

8. assemble, gather, get togetherverb

   get people together

   "assemble your colleagues"; "get together all those who are interested in the project"; "gather the close family members"

   Antonyms:
   distribute, spread

   Synonyms:
   tack together, assemble, garner, join, gain, put together, amass, set up, pucker, tack, cooperate, meet, conglomerate, accumulate, join forces, foregather, pile up, piece, collaborate, tuck, collect, fall in, pull together, get together, cumulate, forgather

9. gatherverb

   draw and bring closer

   "she gathered her shawl around her shoulders"

   Antonyms:
   spread, distribute

   Synonyms:
   accumulate, foregather, garner, pull together, cumulate, pile up, meet, assemble, tuck, collect, gain, get together, amass, pucker, forgather, conglomerate

10. gatherverb

    look for (food) in nature

    "Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall"

    Antonyms:
    spread, distribute

    Synonyms:
    accumulate, foregather, garner, pull together, cumulate, pile up, meet, assemble, tuck, collect, gain, get together, amass, pucker, forgather, conglomerate

11. gain, gatherverb

    increase or develop

    "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed"

    Antonyms:
    distribute, spread

    Synonyms:
    earn, derive, take in, benefit, pile up, pull in, foregather, hit, arrive at, attain, win, amass, gain, put on, pull ahead, acquire, cumulate, meet, advance, make, garner, accumulate, forgather, realise, get together, gain ground, tuck, pull together, clear, pucker, conglomerate, profit, make headway, reach, bring in, assemble, realize, collect, get ahead

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gathernoun

   Synonyms:
   pucker, plait, ruffle, shirring

2. gatherverb

   Synonyms:
   congregate, assemble, convene, muster, collect, concentrate, harvest, pick, glean, pluck, crop, reap, accumulate, amass, hoard, garner, contract, compress, pucker, plait, ruffle, shirr, infer, conclude, deduce, maturate

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disperse

   as disperse means to separate or scatter so it can be accepted as to gather at one place.

   an activity hall is there in our colony when all people gather or being together during special occasions.

   Submitted by JP03 on February 23, 2015  

2. strew

   if the word strews means to sprinkle /scatter then the antonym must be the opposite of scatter / random the first antonym could be: precise for it is the opposite of random. the 2nd antonym could be: gather for it is the opposite of scatter

   e.g. the girl's clothes were strewn hastily on her bed. the word strewn indicates that the girl's clothes are scattered all over her bed.

   Submitted by anonymous on July 20, 2020  

How to use gather in a sentence?

1. Lopez Vargas:

   It was not hard to anticipate people's behavior in their attempt to access this aid, instead, these policies caused unnecessary harm by inducing people to gather in large crowds in banks.

2. Charles Evans:

   It’s not completely clear that those are going to be sustainable increases... I think that’s why we have a little latitude, more than a little latitude, to wait at the moment and gather a few more months of inflation to get a little more confident about that.

3. Craig Greenberg:

   It’s important that we take time to acknowledge those losses and what they mean for us as people and as a community, so, that later we can gather our energies and focus on preventing these tragedies.

4. John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, 1859:

   He who lets the world, or his own portion of it, choose his plan of life for him, has no need of any other faculty than the ape-like one of imitation. He who chooses his plan for himself, employs all his faculties. He must use observation to see, reasoning and judgment to foresee, activity to gather materials for decision, discrimination to decide, and when he has decided, firmness and self-control to hold to his deliberate decision.

5. John Dryden:

   Ill habits gather unseen degrees, as brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.

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