ACCUMULATIVE Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

accumulative

adjective

ə-ˈkyü-m(y)ə-ˌlā-tiv

Definition of accumulative

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produced by a series of additions of identical or similar things the accumulative effect of all her worries was to seriously undermine her health

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Recent Examples of accumulative Imagine further that any patriot in the country is able to tap into this computer at will in order to reap the benefit of all accumulative knowledge and wisdom of the leaders. — Michelle Lynn Kahn, The Conversation, 5 Dec. 2025 Overall, the accumulative impact of cost pressures represents a 20% to 25% increase over the agency’s current long-range financial plan. — Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025 The accumulative effects of a whole comprised of many different foods with artificial dyes, consumed over a lifetime, is even harder to assess. — Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 22 Apr. 2025 The heat is accumulative but not terribly aggressive in spice, and the bits of water chestnut offer freshness and crunch. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for accumulative

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cumulative

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Under the settlement, teen accounts would default to a setting that limits cumulative use across both Facebook and Instagram to two hours per day.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026
Yet these sectors are placing overlapping claims on the same forests and finite land, putting cumulative pressure on an increasingly fragile resource base.

— Kari Stoever, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

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