Synonyms of pile (up)

pile (up) 1 of 2

verb

as in to accumulate

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass

snow piling up in the driveway at a rapid pace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accumulate
• stack (up)
• gather
• collect
• build up
• concentrate
• amass
• conglomerate
• mass
• accrete
• drift
• lump
• ridge
• clump
• agglutinate
• bank

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disperse
• dissipate
• scatter

pileup

2 of 2

noun

ˈpī(-ə)l-ˌəp 

as in accumulation

a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time

a pileup of e-mail messages that needed to be dealt with

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accumulation
• collection
• pile
• jumble
• mixture
• cumulation
• assemblage
• mix
• accretion
• cumulus
• gathering
• heap
• assortment
• conglomeration
• conglomerate
• clutter
• lodgment
• hodgepodge
• medley
• agglomeration
• lodgement
• aggregation
• mass
• potpourri
• congeries
• sum
• mishmash
• hash
• litter
• backlog
• mélange
• hoard
• inventory
• aggregate
• agglomerate
• motley
• cache
• totality
• supply
• stockpile
• hotchpotch
• nest egg
• fund
• kitty
• store
• stock
• reserve

Examples of pile (up) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The rest is a strictly routine pileup of car crashes, shoot-outs and wisecracks. —David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 July 2024

If you’re stressed out by a pileup of past notifications, clear those out as well. —Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 24 June 2024

Rice is currently facing charges for a March hit-and-run crash in Dallas where his Lamborghini crashed into his friend’s Corvette while driving 119 mph, leading to a six-car pileup and at least four injuries. —David Matthews, New York Daily News, 7 May 2024

The pandemic and a wave of retirements in the agency’s Facility Licensing and Investigations Section contributed to the complaint pileup. —Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2024