Accumulation
Accumulation noun - The act or process of becoming greater in number.
Usage example: the accumulation of leaves on the ground is proceeding at a much faster rate than my raking
Increase is a synonym for accumulation in collection topic. In some cases you can use "Increase" instead a noun "Accumulation", when it comes to topics like gathering or amassing.
Increase
Increase noun - Something added (as by growth).
Usage example: shortly after he turned 12, he had a sudden height increase
Accumulation is a synonym for increase in addition topic. Sometimes you can use "Accumulation" instead a noun "Increase".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- addition and accumulation
- addition and increase
- aggrandizement and accumulation
- aggrandizement and increase
- advance and accumulation
- advance and increase
- development and accumulation
- development and increase
- spread and accumulation
- spread and increase
- accession and accumulation
- accession and increase
- accretion and accumulation
- accretion and increase
How words are described
| considerable | considerable accumulation | considerable increase |
| simple | simple accumulation | simple increase |
| huge | huge accumulation | huge increase |
| slow | slow accumulation | slow increase |
| Other adjectives: gradual, widespread, minor, less, random. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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With the increase in traffic, the accumulation of debris in Earth orbit has caused a number of spectacular and deadly accidents, as even a bolt-sized piece of debris at orbital velocity (the minimum speed it needs to travel at to remain in orbit) can take down a spacecraft.
Source: Manga / Planetes
Cite this Source
Increase and Accumulation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/accumulation/increase
Accumulation & Increase. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/accumulation/increase>.
Increase or Accumulation. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/accumulation/increase.
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