Synonyms of backlog

backlog

noun

as in inventory

a large number of jobs or items that are waiting to be finished or processed

We have a huge backlog of orders yet to be filled.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inventory
• supply
• collection
• pile
• accumulation
• hoard
• cache
• stockpile
• jumble
• mix
• assortment
• fund
• nest egg
• stock
• cumulation
• kitty
• mixture
• reserve
• store
• pileup
• gathering
• cumulus
• accretion
• hodgepodge
• lodgement
• potpourri
• clutter
• heap
• conglomerate
• medley
• lodgment
• assemblage
• conglomeration
• mishmash
• sum
• congeries
• hash
• aggregate
• motley
• mélange
• agglomeration
• litter
• aggregation
• agglomerate
• hotchpotch
• totality
• mass

Examples of backlog in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

New power plants and transmission lines that would ease those constraints are meanwhile mired in yearslong permitting and interconnection backlogs. —Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024

Hence, the stock offers a low risk/reward ratio for investors, with the company’s substantial backlog and the recent surge in rental demand, assuring healthy top-line growth. —Ken Berman, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024

In the wake of a three-day port strike that forced a backlog of ocean freight on the East and Gulf Coasts, the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) peeled back the curtain on some of its tentative agreement with the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) after returning to work. —Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 Oct. 2024

The strike, which disrupted one of the busiest shipping periods of the year, created a huge backlog of goods waiting to be processed. —Frank Holmes, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024