Synonyms of gathered

gathered

verb

past tense of gather

1

as in assembled

to bring together in one body or place

he gathered the leftovers from the table and gave them to the dog

let's gather the students and have them line up on the playground before going in from recess

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assembled
• collected
• amassed
• accumulated
• grouped
• garnered
• corralled
• packed
• joined
• combined
• congregated
• concentrated
• lumped
• got together
• rounded up
• piled
• bulked (up)
• mustered
• organized
• united
• huddled
• picked up
• compiled
• arranged
• stacked
• rallied
• constellated
• raised
• clustered
• flocked
• bunched
• connected
• swarmed
• banded
• pooled
• linked
• merged
• balled
• herded
• collated
• batched
• heaped
• thronged
• regrouped
• pressed
• archived
• systematized
• brigaded
• hived
• regathered
• scraped (up or together)
• re-collected

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scattered
• dispersed
• dissipated
• sent
• separated
• dissolved
• split (up)
• severed
• dismissed
• dispelled
• disbanded
• disintegrated
• broke up

2

as in harvested

to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use

late summer is when we gather the tomatoes and begin canning them for the winter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• harvested
• picked
• reaped
• gleaned
• grew
• fished
• accumulated
• mowed
• garnered
• sealed
• captured
• foraged
• cut
• hunted
• clammed
• cropped
• trapped
• shrimped
• raised
• netted
• whaled
• bagged
• snared
• hayed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• planted
• seeded
• sowed

3

as in converged

to come together into one body or place

a crowd gathered around the street musician

ask the faculty to gather in the lounge for the meeting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assembled
• converged
• met
• convened
• rendezvoused
• joined
• collected
• congregated
• clustered
• merged
• concentrated
• got together
• forgathered
• cooperated
• collaborated
• conglomerated
• concentered
• consolidated
• coupled
• allied
• affiliated
• united
• associated
• clubbed
• federated
• consorted
• reassembled
• reconvened
• confederated
• conjoined
• banded (together)
• caucused
• regathered
• ganged up
• remet

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dispersed
• split (up)
• left
• disbanded
• broke up
• departed
• took off
• dissociated
• disjoined
• disunited

4

as in derived

to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information

I gather that, since you are back so early, she didn't want to see you?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• derived
• understood
• decided
• concluded
• deduced
• extrapolated
• inferred
• reasoned
• thought
• guessed
• judged
• speculated
• ascertained
• assumed
• read
• made out
• drew a conclusion
• surmised
• supposed
• interpreted
• conjectured
• contemplated
• construed
• rationalized
• found out
• philosophized
• doped (out)

5

as in accumulated

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass

the newspapers that had been allowed to gather on the front doorstep told thieves that the family was away on vacation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accumulated
• collected
• amassed
• massed
• concentrated
• piled (up)
• accreted
• stacked (up)
• built up
• drifted
• conglomerated
• clumped
• lumped
• agglutinated
• banked
• ridged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• scattered
• dispersed
• dissipated

6

as in gained

to gradually increase in

the movement gathered force as election day neared

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gained
• grew (in)
• built up
• accumulated
• picked up
• accrued
• expanded
• amassed
• excited
• mounted
• stimulated
• doubled (in)
• extended
• enriched
• enhanced
• enlarged
• tripled (in)
• stepped up
• elevated
• maximized
• ramped (up)
• jacked (up)
• boosted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• decreased (in)
• fell (in)
• declined (in)
• dipped
• dwindled
• tapered
• diminished (in)
• lessened
• abated
• tapered off

7

as in summoned

to call into being through the use of one's inner resources or powers

gathered the strength to finish the marathon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summoned
• got up
• conjured (up)
• evoked
• elicited
• raised
• educed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gathered

More than 1,000 people were gathered as more than 50 shots were fired in at least two locations about a block apart in Vienna, Georgia, according to Dooly County Sheriff Craig Peavy. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Deryck gathered up the platinum blonde lengths and rolled them into two equal portions on either side of Megan's head, pinning and sculpting them to resemble the pointed shape of a cat ear. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 5 Oct. 2026

Howell only watched De Palma’s take after production wrapped on the show when the cast, crew and Vancouver locals gathered at the Rio Theatre for a screening. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

No wonder several players on the field took knees for him and then gathered around him as the cart was about to leave the field. — Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026

At six o’clock on a June Wednesday morning in Century City, a group of Neon executives gathered at the headquarters of CAA for a secret screening. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

About 150 demonstrators gathered outside the California Department of Human Resources headquarters in downtown Sacramento on July 22, 2026, protesting over telework and wages as labor negotiations continued without a deal. — Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026

The students of the Aburi Girls Boarding School in central Ghana have gathered to perform for a recruiter from the Miss Ghana pageant. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026

To honor his incredible life and career, some of the buzziest singers of the moment gathered to perform some of Michael’s biggest hits. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026