" accretions "

1: a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time;

  * e.g., " ... a thick accretion of ice in a freezer that obviously had not been cleaned for some time "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accumulations,

•  assemblages,

•  collections,

•  cumulations,

•  cumuli,

•  gatherings,

•  lodgments,

•  pileups

•  Antonyms : 

•  abatements,

•  declines,

•  decreases,

•  decrements,

•  depletions,

•  diminishments,

•  diminutions,

•  drop-offs,

•  falloffs,

•  falls,

•  losses,

•  reductions,

•  shrinkages,

•  step-downs

2: something added (as by growth);

  * e.g., " ... accretions of lime have thickened the cave's stalactites and stalagmites over the centuries "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accruals,

•  addenda,

•  additions,

•  augmentations,

•  boosts,

•  expansions,

•  gains,

•  increases,

•  increments,

•  more,

•  pluses,

•  proliferations,

•  raises,

•  rises,

•  step-ups,

•  supplements,

•  upticks

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time;

  * e.g., " ... a thick accretion of ice in a freezer that obviously had not been cleaned for some time "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accumulation,

•  assemblage,

•  collection,

•  cumulation,

•  cumulus,

•  gathering,

•  lodgment,

•  pileup

•  Antonyms : 

•  abatement,

•  decline,

•  decrease,

•  decrement,

•  depletion,

•  diminishment,

•  diminution,

•  drop-off,

•  fall,

•  falloff,

•  lessening,

•  loss,

•  lowering,

•  reduction,

•  shrinkage,

•  step-down

2: something added (as by growth);

  * e.g., " ... accretions of lime have thickened the cave's stalactites and stalagmites over the centuries "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accrual,

•  addendum,

•  addition,

•  augmentation,

•  boost,

•  expansion,

•  gain,

•  increase,

•  increment,

•  more,

•  plus,

•  proliferation,

•  raise,

•  rise,

•  step-up,

•  supplement,

•  uptick

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)