Synonyms of pileups

pileups

noun

plural of pileup

as in accumulations

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

• accumulations
• piles
• jumbles
• mixtures
• collections
• cumulations
• gatherings
• cumuli
• assemblages
• mixes
• masses
• accretions
• assortments
• conglomerations
• heaps
• medleys
• conglomerates
• congeries
• agglomerations
• litters
• lodgments
• hoards
• clutters
• mélanges
• aggregations
• hodgepodges
• agglomerates
• mishmashes
• backlogs
• hashes
• aggregates
• potpourris
• sums
• totalities
• inventories
• hotchpotches
• supplies
• caches
• funds
• stockpiles
• nest eggs
• kitties
• motleys
• stocks
• stores
• reserves

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pileups

The moves come as 311 has received nearly 3,000 complaints related to dog waste citywide so far this year, including a significant spike after the lengthy, lingering snow pileups this winter. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

The huge animals knocked bodies to the cobblestones, and stumbling runners caused several pileups during the two-and-a-half-minute run from the pen to the bull ring where bullfighters will kill the bulls later in the day. — ABC News, 11 July 2026

The huge animals knocked down bodies to the cobblestones, and stumbling runners caused several pileups during the 2½-minute run from the pen to the bullring where bullfighters would kill the bulls later in the day. — Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Rideshare vehicles, commercial trucks, and multi-car pileups bring in extra insurance layers and additional parties that complicate everything. — Kaitlyn Gomez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026

As recent South Florida pileups have shown, disputes over who started a wreck can become the entire legal fight when a 51% fault-finding means the difference between compensation and walking away empty-handed. — Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026

More than a decade of tackles, blocks and pileups has taken a toll on many former professional football players, something former Atlanta Falcons lineman Phil McKinnely knows all too well. — Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 21 Apr. 2026

The shortage of agents has caused massive pileups at security checkpoints. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026

Spring wind events can produce sudden dust storms that reduce visibility to near zero, leading to deadly highway pileups. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026