Synonyms of heaps

heaps 1 of 2

noun

plural of heap

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
• tons
• piles
• dozens
• lots
• hundreds
• chunks
• bunches
• quantities
• deals
• bundles
• slews
• stacks
• rafts
• plenties
• wealths
• masses
• oodles
• myriads
• gobs
• abundances
• scads
• boatloads
• all kinds (of)
• buckets
• truckloads
• reams
• much
• bushels
• mountains
• quite a bit
• carloads
• volumes
• fistfuls
• wads
• shiploads
• yards
• sheaves
• packs
• pots
• lashings
• barrels
• stores
• basketfuls
• platefuls
• multiplicities
• pecks
• sights
• good deals
• messes
• profusions
• potfuls
• scores
• thousands
• plenitudes
• plentitudes
• spates
• floods
• multitudes
• millions
• surpluses
• excesses
• passels
• rashes
• plagues
• seas
• overmuch
• hordes
• swarms
• epidemics
• bonanzas
• hosts
• embarrassments
• crowds
• zillions
• throngs
• superfluities
• flocks
• redundancies
• overflows
• overages
• armies
• legions
• trillions
• deluges
• surfeits
• overabundances
• herds
• plethoras
• oversupplies
• superabundances
• crushes
• bevies
• droves
• mobs
• overkills
• gazillions
• presses
• crams
• jillions
• kazillions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bits
• handfuls
• shadows
• fragments
• spots
• hints
• shades
• tastes
• ounces
• grains
• peanuts
• particles
• scraps
• specks
• strains
• traces
• streaks
• mouthfuls
• atoms
• touches
• molecules
• rays
• scruples
• suspicions
• granules
• mites
• licks
• glimmers
• shreds
• flecks
• sprinkles
• dots
• drams
• aces
• crumbs
• pinches
• little
• dabs
• nips
• motes
• sections
• pieces
• sprinklings
• pittances
• driblets
• portions
• smidgens
• drops
• dashes
• morsels
• shots
• lacks
• smatterings
• iotas
• shortages
• flyspecks
• jots
• nubbins
• tittles
• whits
• modicums
• scintillas
• absences
• deficiencies
• wants
• smatters
• deficits
• scarcities
• inadequacies
• famines
• insufficiencies
• poverties
• dearths
• paucities
• undersupplies

2

as in piles

a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another

found her shoe under a heap of clothes on the floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• piles
• stacks
• mounds
• mountains
• hills
• cocks
• hoards
• layers
• banks
• beds
• embankments
• collections
• drifts
• accumulations
• arrays
• pyramids
• assemblages
• aggregates
• jumbles
• groupings
• bars
• barrows
• ricks
• gatherings
• cairns
• conglomerations
• pyres
• mows
• knots
• pileups
• huddles

heaps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of heap

1

as in pours

to give readily and in large quantities

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pours
• lavishes
• showers
• rains
• streams
• floods
• gushes
• overwhelms
• overflows
• inundates
• swamps
• hails
• bombards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keeps
• retains
• reserves
• withholds
• holds back

2

as in stacks

to lay or throw on top of one another

heaped the stones in a corner of the yard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• piles
• stacks
• mounds
• collects
• layers
• gathers
• assembles
• banks
• groups
• masses
• accumulates
• clumps
• lumps
• concentrates
• pyramids
• bunches
• garners
• amasses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unpiles

3

as in fills

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

heaped her plate with spaghetti

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loads
• fills
• packs
• stuffs
• crams
• brims
• jams
• floods
• jam-packs
• charges
• refills
• gluts
• bulks
• swamps
• bloats
• drenches
• crowds
• shoves
• mats
• squashes
• replenishes
• reloads
• squeezes
• rams
• overflows
• saturates
• repacks
• refreshes
• penetrates
• honeycombs
• overcharges
• crushes
• overfills
• presses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• empties
• voids
• clears
• eliminates
• drains
• exhausts
• lightens
• vacates
• draws (off)
• depletes
• sweeps
• evacuates
• bleeds
• cleans
• flushes
• purges
• scours

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heaps

Noun

The heaps of body horror and gritty special effects definitely helped, on top of a breakout performance from Sharlto Copley who conveyed a palpable sense of desperation. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 23 July 2026

Next door is a vast haberdashery, with sewing kits, yarns, buttons, quilt patches and threads merchandised in colorful heaps on tables and along walls. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 July 2026

Notes of ripe tropical fruit, citrus, and heaps of rich sweetness ride alongside a smooth finish that keeps you coming back for another lap. — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 21 July 2026

Bearing the Miley surname heaps pressure on to Mason’s shoulders, but the younger sibling is well regarded within the club and the hope is he will not be phased by Lewis’ rapid rise. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 10 July 2026

The previous day, a door was ajar and heaps of trash and children’s toys were visible inside. — Julie Carr Smyth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Other video showed massive piles of debris as people climbed and searched around the colossal heaps. — Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 27 June 2026

How about heaps of photos of the guys with haircuts, guyliner, and nail polish, and CD booklets sodden with semen, blood, and piss? — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2026

As one of Montana’s longest standing dude ranches, the property is constantly reimagining through refined design, a wildly impressive staff, and heaps of annual events bringing loads of travelers, from local to first-time ranchers alike. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026

Verb

The Deb drama is far from over, as the film's director and costar Rebel Wilson heaps new allegations onto the already sizable legal pile. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025