amassed

American  

[uh-mast] / əˈmæst /

adjective

1. gathered, collected, or accumulated, usually over time or from different sources.

   Only one-fifth of the museum’s amassed collection is on display at any given time.

2. having come together or assembled.

   Looking out at the amassed crowd during the memorial service, he spoke about the friend whose life they were honoring.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of amass.

Other Word Forms

• unamassed adjective

Etymology

Origin of amassed

First recorded in 1595–1605; amass ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; amass ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

And the biggest, by far, was Ben Hill Griffin Jr. Even Peter Pulitzer, grandson of publishing tycoon Joseph Pulitzer, amassed a citrus empire.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

She previously burst into tears after the petition amassed more than 100,000 signatures.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

SpaceX has launched more than 11,000 satellites into low-Earth-orbit, and the company’s space-based broadband business, Starlink, has amassed more than 10 million customers.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Many credit that change to Barshay, who has quietly amassed power at the firm over the years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

They resemble the arrivistes of the Gilded Age, which began in the 1880s when industrial capitalists amassed staggering fortunes, except that there are so many of them and they seem to be relatively anonymous.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

Related Words

• accumulated
• collected
• concentrated
• huddled
• massed
• reunited