Synonyms for aggregate
- noun
- verb
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Conglomeration
Verb
collect, accumulate, amass, round up, scrape together, lump together, bring together, pile, combine, congregate, agglomerate, assemble
Adjective
1. Mass
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.
- n. 2
A mass formed by the union of homogeneous particles; – in distinction from a compound, formed by the union of heterogeneous particles.
- v. 1
To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum.
- adj. 1
Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective; combined; added up.
Related words
- Word family
- aggregational aggregator aggregately aggregative aggregatable
- Phrases
- aggregate fruit species aggregate
Forms
- Plural
- aggregates → totals, totalities, sums, grosses…
- Past participle
- aggregated
e.g. aggregated → collected, accumulated, amassed, piled…
Choose the right word
Aggregate is now most commonly used of numbers and amounts; as, the expenses will aggregate a round million.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- amount He guessed the amount of money I had in my pocket.
- sum I pay quite a sum of money for each game-cassette.
- quantity In general, consumers prefer quantity to quality.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| aggregate | falling | |
| amount | falling | |
| sum | falling | |
| quantity | falling | |
| agg | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- all1, sum1, agg
- 4 letters
- body2, mass1, pile1, lump1
- 5 letters
- group1, whole1, total2, gross1, amass2
- 6 letters
- amount2
- 7 letters
- collect2, combine2, cluster2, skandha
- 8 letters
- quantity3, entirety4, assemble3, totality4
- 9 letters
- collected3, congeries3
- 10 letters
- accumulate4, assemblage3, congregate3
- 11 letters
- agglomerate4, aggregative
- 13 letters
- agglomeration5
- 14 letters
- conglomeration5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (body2 = 2 syllables).