Accumulating and Contracting

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Accumulating noun - The act or process of becoming greater in number.

Usage example: the accumulating of newspapers in the basement over the years is really getting out of hand

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Contracting is an antonym for accumulating.

Contracting noun - The act or process of reducing the size or volume of something by or as if by pressing.

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Accumulating is an antonym for contracting.

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Contracting and Accumulating. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/accumulating/contracting

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