PILE (UP) Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

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as in to accumulate

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass snow piling up in the driveway at a rapid pace

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noun

ˈpī(-ə)l-ˌəp

as in accumulation

a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time a pileup of e-mail messages that needed to be dealt with

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As to the gory that was Rome, there are brawls, murders, mutilations, executions, death by CGI wild animal and multi-chariot pileups. —

Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024 The fatal pileup occurred on Interstate 5 after a Jeep hit a guardrail around 3 a.m. local time. —

Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 29 June 2024 The rest is a strictly routine pileup of car crashes, shoot-outs and wisecracks. —

David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2024 If you’re stressed out by a pileup of past notifications, clear those out as well. —

Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 24 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for pile (up)

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