Synonyms of heaped

heaped

verb

past tense of heap

1

as in poured

to give readily and in large quantities

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• poured
• lavished
• showered
• rained
• flooded
• inundated
• overwhelmed
• streamed
• hailed
• overflowed
• swamped
• gushed
• bombarded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• kept
• reserved
• withheld
• retained
• held back

2

as in piled

to lay or throw on top of one another

heaped the stones in a corner of the yard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• piled
• stacked
• assembled
• collected
• mounded
• gathered
• layered
• accumulated
• grouped
• banked
• garnered
• massed
• lumped
• concentrated
• amassed
• pyramided
• bunched
• clumped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unpiled

3

as in filled

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

heaped her plate with spaghetti

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filled
• packed
• loaded
• stuffed
• crammed
• brimmed
• jammed
• charged
• flooded
• refilled
• shoved
• jam-packed
• drenched
• swamped
• glutted
• crowded
• overflowed
• squashed
• replenished
• bloated
• rammed
• bulked
• squeezed
• saturated
• crushed
• repacked
• matted
• penetrated
• pressed
• reloaded
• refreshed
• overcharged
• honeycombed
• overfilled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cleared
• emptied
• vacated
• drained
• evacuated
• eliminated
• exhausted
• depleted
• swept
• drew (off)
• cleaned
• voided
• lightened
• flushed
• bled
• purged
• scoured

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heaped

Juicy chicken, squash, red onion, and walnuts cook together on a sheet pan, then get heaped over arugula for a cold-weather salad that satisfies like a Sunday roast. — Emily Paster, Midwest Living, 18 Aug. 2026

Piles of brush have been growing along lawns since Memorial Day weekend, some nearly five feet tall as fresh branches and leaves are heaped atop weeks-old debris. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

All of this good fortune heaped a mountain of pressure on Burke, who was then living in Virginia and working as an associate editor at Katie Couric Media, a fast-churning life-style site that traffics primarily in wellness and shopping content. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026

Saldaña, Kidman, and the rest of the team milled about a romantic and moody bar as servers circulated with plates heaped with Sarti spritzes and caviar. — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026

The attacks have heaped pressure on Russia’s economy, which is already grappling with the worst fuel shortages since the fall of the Soviet Union. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 15 July 2026

Almost daily long-range attacks on Russian oil facilities have created a fuel crisis and heaped political pressure on the Kremlin as its all-out invasion of Ukraine stretches into its fifth year. — ABC News, 4 July 2026

The Angels manager also heaped praise on his friend when asked what makes Kotsay special. — Jason Burke, Oc Register, 21 June 2026

Little surprise that the pair explore the wider context of Brazil’s 1970 World Cup triumph, namely the military dictatorship that sapped national pride and heaped enormous pressure on a team — one who’d stunk up the tournament four years earlier — to restore it. — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 10 June 2026