amass meaning

UK /əˈmæs/ US /əˈmæs/ 2 syllables

amass (verb): collect or gather.

amass has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

amass as a verb

  1. collect or gather
    • Journals are accumulating in my office
    • The work keeps piling up

    Synonyms: accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather

    Type of: increase

    Kinds: backlog, accrete, drift

  2. get or gather together
    • I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife
    • She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis
    • She rolled up a small fortune

    Synonyms: roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, compile, hoard

    Type of: store

    Kinds: run up, corral, collect, scrape, lump, bale, catch, fund

How to pronounce amass

amass is pronounced /əˈmæs/ in British English and /əˈmæs/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with amass

Scrabble score: 7 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AM · words ending in SS · 5-letter words

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