Synonyms of reservoir

reservoir

noun

ˈre-zə-ˌvwär 

as in supply

the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time

the area boasts a large reservoir of college-educated people for companies to draw on

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supply
• pool
• inventory
• repertoire
• stock
• budget
• fund
• source
• resource
• force
• reserve
• cache
• fountain
• replacement
• hoard
• stockpile
• pot
• refill
• spring
• renewal
• purse
• mine
• nest egg
• well
• wellspring
• kitty

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reservoir

According to a notice on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's website, the manufacturer is recalling certain vehicles because the oil reservoir could detach. — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Water levels at the largest reservoirs in the US fell to their lowest in decades, underscoring the crisis countries across the northern hemisphere face as summer temperatures reach record highs. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 18 Aug. 2026

The outdated structure of the compact doesn’t address these problems, forcing seven Western states to search for other ways to fill their reservoirs. — Jim Madaffer, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2026

Add the impacts of climate change, which have resulted in warmer springs and drier soils that reduce runoff into the reservoirs, and average or above-average rainfall no longer guarantees equivalent runoff. — Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026