Synonyms for collecting

Most common

collection · assembling · aggregation

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.

Related words

Phrases

injustice collecting stamp collecting ballot collecting grievance collecting wound collecting

Forms

Plural

collectings → collections, assemblings, aggregations…

Example sentences

• collection He couldn't calculate the price of the collection.
• assembling She put her assistants to work assembling evidence.
• aggregation The aggregation of player statistics was completed in two seconds.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

10 letters

collection³, assembling⁴

11 letters

aggregation⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (collection³ = 3 syllables).