STACKS Synonyms: 224 Similar and Opposite Words

stacks 1 of 2

noun

plural of stack

as in loads

a considerable amount earned a stack of money for writing the screenplay

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as in piles

a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another a stack of playing cards

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stacks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stack

as in heaps

to lay or throw on top of one another stacked the split logs by the house

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unpiles

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Recent Examples of stacks

Noun

America was at an ugly and gut-churning crossroads, with some already crudely resisting whatever democratic gains had come because of stacks upon stacks of movement protests. — Kevin Powell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026 While published literature on the math of literally looking for needles in actual stacks of hay are thin on the ground, the principles of such a search lie in an area of math called probabilities. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2026 These investments are often made in parallel—separate teams, separate budgets, separate technology stacks—when the underlying data problem is largely the same. — Jess Turner, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026 Armed with stacks of the Tiger Times, Dewey Elementary’s student newspaper, fourth and fifth graders flooded their campus playground and grounds Friday morning, handing the special issue to just about anyone who passed by. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026 This week, stacks of sandbags were piled onto Newport Beach’s miles-long network of seawalls around Balboa Island and the Balboa Peninsula, an effort to give the historic walls just a bit more height against the rising tide. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026 The experts in Oviedo had stacks of papers proving that parts of the process worked. — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026 There are amps and half stacks and touring crates, a walk-in closet full of LPs and seven-inches, and along the back wall, above a cluttered stage, there are printouts of the track listings for each of the band’s 13 studio albums. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026 Nearby were stacks of metal piping and other construction materials for the data center that was now being built on the lot. — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2026

Verb

But if the other two deals look more enticing, don't worry—this deal stacks with both the Simplicity Plan and myPlan promotions above. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026 Now it’s bested itself, unveiling a sub-1 nm chip that roughly doubles that density using NanoStack technology, which stacks transistors vertically, building up rather than out. — Micheline Maynard, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 However, their critics argue the measure stacks the deck in favor of approval. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026 With 52 weeks on the calendar, that’s less than 2 weeks between new releases — not accounting for marquee weekends when the industry typically stacks big premieres. — Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 The brands fueling the trend The category has grown well beyond enzymes alone, folding in a broader anti-bloat routine that stacks prebiotics, probiotics and fiber. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026 Vertical stacking cuts heat The approach is based on Huawei’s LogicFolding architecture, which stacks active chip layers vertically instead of placing all the circuitry across a conventional two-dimensional layout. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026 As the house begins to rise, the crew stacks wooden cribbing, like Lincoln Logs, into pillars underneath, to help support the structure. — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026 The Creeper Key Lime Sandwich stacks lime frosting between two square lime cookies rolled in green sprinkles, while the Lemon Poppyseed Cookie comes topped with lemon curd, lemon buttercream and a bee topper. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stacks

Noun

The elasticity of the cloud isn’t available in an air-gapped on-premise environment; hence, the size needs to account for the peak loads.

— Karan Alang, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
PlusAI is a company working on autonomous trucking solutions with Nvidia, and the sand was in the trailers to simulate freight loads.

— Nick Indge, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of loads

Noun

In Alexandra township, where the road to the River Park Library voting station is filled with potholes, leaking sewage and piles of uncollected waste on the sidewalks, many still came out to cast their ballot.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
Tech stocks have sagged as investors grow concerned over their ballooning debt piles at a time of rising interest rates.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of piles

Noun

Meanwhile, bedside control panels—available in nearly a dozen languages—operate lighting, curtains, TVs, and room service orders.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
The high court’s current term already features 33 cases, with the justices expected to take up roughly two to three dozen more cases for oral argument before the term concludes at the end of June.

— Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of dozens

Noun

Like any problem, Rosenthal says, the best way to start is by breaking it down into smaller, manageable chunks—in this case, quite literally.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2026
Previously staunchly pro-Vucic media outlets quickly adopted a more neutral position, while some television channels canceled chunks of their programs altogether and owners reportedly fled the country.

— Jovana Gec, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of chunks

Noun

The Illinois State Board of Elections removed both from the ballot, finding them hundreds of valid signatures short.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
The takeover left millions of customers' savings and hundreds of millions of dollars in public funds in limbo.

— EMILIO SANABRIA, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of hundreds

Noun

Methodology Sportico estimated off-court earnings for the 2026-27 season through conversations with those familiar with NBA endorsement deals.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 5 Nov. 2026
But Democratic senators have pointed to the involvement of Cantor Fitzgerald in a number of those deals as cause for concern.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of deals

Noun

Available options include Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ with ads, plus Netflix and HBO Max bundles.

— Sophie Dunne, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
Though the company is still throwing off bundles of cash, the profits aren’t good enough for a ravenous Wall Street, and the blood of 1,000 staff has been let as Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters attempt to change the record.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026