amassed

a·mass

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uh-mas]
- /əˈmæs/
- /əˈmæs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-mas]
- /əˈmæs/

Definitions of amassed word

verb with object amassed to gather for oneself; collect as one's own: to amass a huge amount of money. 1
verb with object amassed to collect into a mass or pile; gather: He amassed his papers for his memoirs. 1
verb without object amassed to come together; assemble: crowds amassing for the parade. 1
noun amassed Gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of valuable material or things) over a period of time. 1
verb amassed simple past tense and past participle of amass. 0
adjective amassed Having been gathered or assembled in a large group. 0

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Origin of amassed

First appearance:

before 1475

One of the 25% oldest English words

1475-85; < French amasser, equivalent to a- a-5 + masse mass + -er infinitive suffix

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Parts of speech for Amassed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Amassed

amassed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for amassed

adjective amassed

increscent — increasing or waxing, as the moon.
massed — a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
conglomerate — A conglomerate is a large business firm consisting of several different companies.
heaped — a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones.
aggregate — An aggregate amount or score is made up of several smaller amounts or scores added together.

All 16 Synonyms of amassed

Antonyms for amassed

verb amassed

distributed — (in distinctive feature analysis) characterized by relatively extensive contact or constriction between the articulating organs, as the (sh) in show in contrast to the (s) in so.
divided — separated; separate.
scattered — distributed or occurring at widely spaced and usually irregular intervals: scattered villages; scattered showers.
separated — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
dissipated — indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute.

All 7 Antonyms of amassed