Synonyms of lay in

lay in

verb

as in to store

to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place

be sure to lay in enough food for the long Alaska winter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• store
• stash
• lay up
• lay by
• hoard
• accumulate
• set aside
• put by
• lay away
• stow
• collect
• treasure
• save
• acquire
• conserve
• stockpile
• keep
• preserve
• cache
• gather
• salt away
• pile
• deposit
• round up
• stack
• squirrel (away)
• assemble
• set by
• scrape (together)
• pick up
• retain
• amass
• garner
• concentrate
• husband
• reserve
• bury
• heap
• hold
• conceal
• stock
• withhold
• secrete
• bank
• ensconce
• coffer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• throw away
• throw out
• cast
• ditch
• use up
• dump
• discard
• unload
• fling (off or away)
• consume
• waste
• hand out
• jettison
• hand over
• spend
• relinquish
• run through
• squander
• surrender
• blow
• lavish
• dissipate
• expend
• exhaust
• deplete
• dispel
• impoverish
• disperse
• scatter
• misspend
• fritter (away)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lay in

The true promise of BlackNet for crypto-anarchy lay in the indirect effect of monetizing secrets. — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Tim Curry’s magic lay in his ability to be outrageous without being self-conscious, Tom Nichols writes. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026

But Fosdick’s real radicalism lay in his insistence that Scripture was not static or inerrant but needed to be read in the context of an evolving culture and country. — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026

For instance, when Spain claimed the Philippines as a colony, the new territory's closest tie to its mother country lay in Acapulco, Mexico, which observes the prior calendar date to the rest of Asia. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026

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