Synonyms of heap

heap 1 of 2

noun

ˈhēp 

1

as in loads

a considerable amount

she always has a heap of good ideas

you're in a heap of trouble for missing curfew!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loads
• ton
• plenty
• pile
• dozen
• slew
• chunk
• bunch
• wealth
• stack
• quantity
• lot
• deal
• raft
• abundance
• bundle
• hundred
• bucket
• gobs
• mountain
• truckload
• fistful
• myriad
• all kinds (of)
• carload
• profusion
• sheaf
• volume
• good deal
• bushel
• boatload
• yard
• pack
• mess
• mass
• pot
• reams
• quite a bit
• peck
• multiplicity
• shipload
• basketful
• store
• wad
• plenitude
• plateful
• barrel
• much
• oodles
• potful
• scads
• spate
• lashings
• sight
• thousands
• passel
• plentitude
• surplus
• flood
• excess
• score
• plague
• rash
• multitude
• overabundance
• embarrassment
• sea
• superabundance
• overflow
• surfeit
• plethora
• epidemic
• oversupply
• bonanza
• deluge
• superfluity
• swarm
• throng
• overkill
• redundancy
• host
• horde
• crowd
• overage
• million
• bevy
• flock
• army
• crush
• press
• cram
• overmuch
• legion
• mob
• drove
• herd
• zillion
• gazillion
• trillion
• jillion
• kazillion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• handful
• bit
• strain
• spot
• peanuts
• grain
• sprinkling
• suspicion
• fragment
• pittance
• scrap
• mouthful
• taste
• shadow
• shade
• speck
• ounce
• sprinkle
• hint
• touch
• pinch
• particle
• atom
• ace
• trace
• scruple
• mite
• shred
• dram
• ray
• streak
• glimmer
• molecule
• granule
• crumb
• dot
• lick
• modicum
• dab
• mote
• smattering
• tad
• nip
• whit
• little
• iota
• scintilla
• section
• jot
• piece
• drop
• tittle
• portion
• dash
• smidgen
• morsel
• driblet
• fleck
• shot
• lack
• shortage
• flyspeck
• smatter
• absence
• poverty
• scarcity
• paucity
• nubbin
• famine
• dearth
• deficit
• deficiency
• insufficiency
• inadequacy
• want
• scarceness
• meagerness
• undersupply
• scantiness
• skimpiness
• scantness

2

as in pile

a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another

found her shoe under a heap of clothes on the floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pile
• stack
• mound
• mountain
• hill
• cock
• layer
• hoard
• bank
• bed
• embankment
• jumble
• accumulation
• collection
• array
• drift
• pyramid
• assemblage
• aggregate
• grouping
• bar
• gathering
• pyre
• rick
• barrow
• conglomeration
• cairn
• mow
• pileup
• knot
• huddle

heap

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to lavish

to give readily and in large quantities

the critics heaped scorn on the wannabe blockbuster and its implausible plot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lavish
• pour
• rain
• shower
• stream
• flood
• overflow
• swamp
• overwhelm
• gush
• hail
• inundate
• bombard

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keep
• retain
• reserve
• withhold
• hold back

2

as in to stack

to lay or throw on top of one another

heaped the stones in a corner of the yard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stack
• pile
• mound
• layer
• collect
• assemble
• gather
• accumulate
• lump
• bank
• group
• bunch
• concentrate
• pyramid
• garner
• mass
• clump
• amass

3

as in to fill

to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained

heaped her plate with spaghetti

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fill
• pack
• load
• stuff
• cram
• brim
• jam
• flood
• bulk
• charge
• jam-pack
• glut
• refill
• swamp
• bloat
• shove
• drench
• overflow
• mat
• squash
• replenish
• reload
• ram
• squeeze
• crowd
• refresh
• saturate
• repack
• crush
• honeycomb
• press
• overfill
• penetrate
• overcharge

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• empty
• void
• clear
• eliminate
• drain
• vacate
• evacuate
• lighten
• draw (off)
• exhaust
• clean
• sweep
• bleed
• deplete
• flush
• purge
• scour

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heap

Noun

Scientists are just beginning to parse through the heap and pick out the most exciting breakthroughs in their own fields. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026

Its 52 villas, all with private pools and heaps of space, come from the drawing board of Belgian designer Jean-Michel Gathy, and range from lofty beachfront retreats to hillside hideaways. — Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

Verb

Ukraine’s drone strikes, most recently against Russian data centers, have heaped more inconvenience upon Russian consumers, who already face major internet disruptions. — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026

Bringing up the rear this week, these two are coming off heaping praise from the judges for their rumba on Week 4. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026