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
• lot
• quantity
• deal
• raft
• abundance
• bundle
• hundred
• bucket
• gobs
• mountain
• truckload
• basketful
• fistful
• myriad
• all kinds (of)
• carload
• profusion
• volume
• sheaf
• good deal
• bushel
• boatload
• yard
• mess
• mass
• pot
• reams
• quite a bit
• pack
• peck
• multiplicity
• shipload
• wad
• store
• plenitude
• much
• plateful
• barrel
• oodles
• potful
• scads
• spate
• lashings
• sight
• thousands
• passel
• plentitude
• surplus
• lashins
• flood
• excess
• score
• plague
• rash
• multitude
• overabundance
• embarrassment
• sea
• superabundance
• overflow
• surfeit
• plethora
• epidemic
• oversupply
• bonanza
• deluge
• superfluity
• swarm
• throng
• overkill
• host
• redundancy
• 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
• smidgeon
• dash
• smidgen
• morsel
• smidgin
• driblet
• smidge
• 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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unpile

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

Examples of heap in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

There are heaps of customization options available to make your car stand out from other Cross Turismos on the road, if your pockets are deep enough. —Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024

Beyond the buzzy art scene, there are heaps of restaurants, cafés terraces crowded with bistro chairs, inclusive bars and clubs, and indie boutiques. —Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2024

Verb

Working in batches, scoop batter by heaping 1/4 cup portions into skillet. —Craig Ruff, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2024

Former President Trump has heaped blame on Vice President Kamala Harris for the jump in inflation, which erupted in early 2021 as global supply chains seized up, causing severe shortages of parts and labor. —Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024