Synonyms of accreting

accreting

verb

present participle of accrete

as in accumulating

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass

silt accreting at the mouth of the river over time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accumulating
• collecting
• gathering
• amassing
• concentrating
• massing
• piling (up)
• stacking (up)
• conglomerating
• drifting
• building up
• agglutinating
• clumping
• lumping
• banking
• ridging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scattering
• dispersing
• dissipating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of accreting

Though the star is stripping and accreting matter like black holes sometimes do with stars, the huge difference in size between the star in ZTF J0440+2325 and a typical black hole means this proceeds differently. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026

And thoroughly mixed across space before accreting into meteorites. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

The protagonists are ultimately constructed like robots, accreting no more experiences or traits or memories than they’re programmed to have. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026

Instruments drift in and out, sometimes accreting into subtle polyrhythms or harmonies, and other times lightly undergirding Ederra’s gorgeous runs. — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2026

For the first few billion years of cosmic history, galaxies formed and grew by accreting more and more material from the intergalactic medium, as well as by merging together to form larger, more mature galaxies. — Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026