ACCRETED Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

accreted

verb

past tense of accrete

as in accumulated

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass silt accreting at the mouth of the river over time

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Recent Examples of accreted The pieces have accreted over time, gobbled up from years and years of StackExchange posts and Reddit threads. — Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026 This theoretical limit concerns how much matter can be accreted to a compact body like a neutron star or black hole. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025

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accumulated

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Debris and old foods accumulated on the floor under the cookline, around the deli meat slicer and under the warewashing sink.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, for instance, has struggled with occupancy despite major marketing campaigns and has accumulated nearly $700 million in losses since 2017, according to the Financial Times.

— Contessa Brewer,Ryan Ruggiero, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

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