Synonyms of cache

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noun

ˈkash 

1

as in reserve

a collection of things kept available for future use or need

a cache of medical supplies in case of emergency

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reserve
• hoard
• supply
• store
• collection
• deposit
• reservoir
• bank
• budget
• fund
• stockpile
• nest egg
• pool
• armory
• arsenal
• accumulation
• stock
• gathering
• assemblage

2

as in stash

a supply stored up and often hidden away

the squirrel kept a cache of nuts in the hollow of the tree

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stash
• hoard
• store
• stockpile
• collection
• funds
• reservoir
• inventory
• provisions
• resources
• savings
• treasure
• pool
• deposit
• sinking fund
• harvest
• stock
• nest egg
• accumulation
• reserve
• coffers
• gathering
• assemblage
• repertory

cache

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verb

1

as in to store

to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place

an eccentric who cached money in odd places, such as under the boards of the floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• store
• stash
• hoard
• stockpile
• treasure
• accumulate
• collect
• conserve
• stow
• acquire
• put by
• set aside
• preserve
• lay in
• save
• stack
• pile
• lay up
• salt away
• deposit
• keep
• lay by
• squirrel (away)
• lay away
• gather
• heap
• amass
• retain
• scrape (together)
• round up
• assemble
• reserve
• garner
• stock
• husband
• conceal
• concentrate
• bury
• set by
• bank
• withhold
• pick up
• hold
• secrete
• coffer
• ensconce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dump
• unload
• discard
• ditch
• cast
• consume
• throw away
• throw out
• waste
• jettison
• fling (off or away)
• use up
• relinquish
• surrender
• spend
• squander
• hand out
• run through
• hand over
• blow
• lavish
• dissipate
• expend
• exhaust
• deplete
• scatter
• fritter (away)
• disperse
• dispel
• impoverish
• misspend

2

as in to conceal

to put into a hiding place

cached the fugitives in their cellar until they could make their way to Canada

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conceal
• hide
• bury
• stash
• secrete
• hoard
• inter
• ensconce
• squirrel (away)
• entomb

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• display
• exhibit
• show
• reveal
• uncover
• expose
• bare
• unmask
• show off
• parade
• unveil
• unwrap
• flaunt
• unearth
• disinter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cache

Noun

Building a separate cache such as Redis would mean adding yet another component to already complex systems, something teams are reluctant to do. — Jon Stojan, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026

The pace is being driven by vast government demand, data sovereignty legislation that is keeping caches in-country, and hyperscalers increasingly looking to lease data center space rather than build in new markets. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Verb

For example, re-reading the same context, re-running the same retrieval, and re-generating answers that could have been cached, embedded or pre-computed. — Sumeet Agrawal, Fortune, 20 July 2026

This Mars Sample Return project was well underway, with specimens cached on Mars ready for retrieval, but is now in limbo because of budget cuts. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 22 June 2026