Synonyms for accretion
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Accumulation — (Gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; (countable) an instance of this
accumulation, growth, increase, gain, augmentation, addition, increment, accrescence dated
2. Accrual — increase in property by the addition of other property to it (for example, gain of land by alluvion (“the…
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Definitions
- n. 1
(Gradual) increase by an external addition of matter; (countable) an instance of this.
Near-synonym: accumulation
- n. 2
Increase in property by the addition of other property to it (for example, gain of land by alluvion (“the deposition of sediment by a river or sea”) or dereliction (“recession of water from the usual watermark”), or entitlement to the products of the property such as interest on money); or by the property owner acquiring another person’s ownership rights; accession; (countable) an instance of this
Related words
- Word family
- accrescence accrete accrual accrue accruement accruer
Forms
- Plural
- accretions → accumulations, growths, increases, gains…
Example sentences
- growth Women, then, are only children of a larger growth.
- accumulation Her only interest is the accumulation of money.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| accretion | steady | |
| growth | steady | |
| accumulation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- gain1
- 6 letters
- growth1
- 7 letters
- accrual3, accruer
- 8 letters
- increase2, addition3
- 9 letters
- coherence3, increment3
- 11 letters
- accrescence
- 12 letters
- accumulation5, augmentation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (accrual3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- accroissement
- Deutsch
- Zunahme
- Català
- acreixement