DEPOSITS Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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plural of deposit

as in reserves

a collection of things kept available for future use or need a deposit of ammunition under lock and key

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as in funds

a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose made a deposit at the bank every week

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verb

present tense third-person singular of deposit

as in banks

to put in an account we quickly deposited the check in a bank account

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as in places

to arrange something in a certain spot or position deposited their luggage at the foot of the hotel bed

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Recent Examples of deposits

Noun

The study got its start when co-author Brian Gootee, a geologist with the Arizona Geological Survey, noticed a resemblance between sand deposits downstream of the Grand Canyon and in the Bidahochi—both contained pink, rounded grains that seemed to have been transported by the same river. —

Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026 The highest crests of Shackleton’s rim offer the advantage of near-continuous sunlight, providing a lander or future Moon base a stable source of solar power right next to a crater floor in eternal shadow, where temperatures are cold enough to preserve ancient ice deposits. —

Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026 The founder of China Evergrande Group, the world’s most indebted property developer, pleaded guilty to charges including misuse of funds, fundraising fraud and illegally taking public deposits, a court in China’s southern city of Shenzhen said. —

Reuters, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026 Revenue may have missed, but growth came thanks to higher levels of both Net Interest Income (NII), the difference between interest earned (loans) and interest paid (deposits), and Noninterest Income , such as fees and commissions. —

Zev Fima, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026 Fortunately, the United States is blessed with abundant natural resources, including vast deposits of oil and gas. —

Paige Gilliard, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026 The metal appears as thallium chloride deposits along the veins inside leaves. —

Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Apr. 2026 The ’70s shocks also set off a search for oil outside the Middle East — Prudhoe Bay in Alaska, the North Sea fields off the coasts of the United Kingdom and Norway and Canada’s oil sands deposits. —

Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026 That brings Colorado’s total to 10 different goal scorers this season in just seven games, matching the total from 2025 entirely, with a few attackers still yet to enter their deposits. —

Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026

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In less than 10 minutes, a wooden bridge deposits us on the doorstep of a cinematic landscape that unfurls into a seemingly endless patchwork of rolling hills and glens in hues of umber, cinnamon, and ochre, flanked by mountains standing sentinel on either side. —

Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2026 Commuter trains run from Washington’s Union Station to Baltimore’s Camden Station, which deposits fans right outside Oriole Park at Camden Yards. —

Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2026 Even a protein treatment applied to your natural hair deposits an almost imperceptible film atop the strands, rendering the texture distinctly different, thicker, and drier. —

Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026 Guests pile into an elevator on Goat Island that speeds down to the base of the falls and deposits them by the Hurricane Deck and adjoining catwalk. —

Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Mar. 2026 Why these deposits exist might remain unknown; however, the Melsonby deposits showcase power and wealth, according to LBV, which might even be linked to a famous female queen of Rome, Queen Cartimandua, who ruled Brigantes in the 50s and 60s AD. —

Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026 The agency deposits up to $1,000 in these accounts them if parents complete recommended preventive care before their babies turn two. —

Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026 Because of the low reactivity of fluorine, when KL-50 deposits fluoroethyl groups onto the cells, the crosslinks are slow to form. —

Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026 Designed to melt instantly into skin, all of this is spun into a lightweight cream that deposits medium, buildable luminous matte coverage meant to last for up to 16 hours. —

Kiana Murden, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026

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India holds no meaningful strategic LPG reserves and stockpiles held by refiners and distributors could cover only two to three weeks of demand if imports stall, Dasgupta said.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
Asian nations are scrambling to save energy and bolster their dwindling reserves.

— Chan Ho-Him, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026