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

At the Obama public library, I was greeted by gleaming wood shelves and stacks of colorful tomes, and shimmering light streaming through its floor-to-ceiling windows. —

Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026 Stockton Island Visible from the north end of Madeline Island, the exterior shoreline of Stockton Island has perfect sandy beaches, sea caves, and climbable sea stacks that are great for cliff jumping. —

Katherine Lawless, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026 The company has stacks of satellites—each a little more than a half-ton in mass—awaiting rides to space on Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket and United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan launch vehicle. —

Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 12 June 2026 Standard binder sleeves can help prevent photographs from sticking together in humid conditions, while large zip-top bags can protect albums and stacks of prints from moisture exposure. —

Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 12 June 2026 The winners among the Tier-1s will be those who climb the value chain into Ethernet networking, zone-controller modules, and integrated software stacks; companies like Aptiv, Bosch, and Continental are already trying to reposition from hardware vendors into system integrators. —

Sarwant Singh, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Inside, investigators discovered guns, knives, and stacks of cash. —

Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026 As tech stacks grow and the online landscape keeps changing, business owners are looking for ways to protect their digital assets and workflows with effective tools that can scale with their business ambitions. —

Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 8 June 2026 In a stroke of genius, he literally got rid of six of those tracks — one bass, two guitars, and the remaining synthesizer stacks — and stripped it down to bare essentials. —

Ahmir “questlove” Thompson, VIBE.com, 7 June 2026

Verb

High Bandwidth Memory, HBM, stacks DRAM die on top of each other with massive parallel connectivity to maximize the data bandwidth. —

Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 Take a classic example like Kartell’s modular Componibili shelving that stacks three tiers of shelving in one slim silhouette and can moonlight in a more spacious room or home office. —

Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026 The Sweet Heat Morty ($12) stacks mortadella with pistachio cream, burrata spread, arugula and hot honey on focaccia. —

Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026 Samsung’s 12-layer HBM4E, which stacks Dynamic Random-Access Memory vertically, has a 48-gigabyte capacity, representing more than a 30% increase compared with the previous generation, the company said in a press release. —

Justina Lee, CNBC, 29 May 2026 Instead of spreading memory chips across a board, HBM stacks layers of memory vertically and places them close to the processor. —

Ramin Skibba, Scientific American, 29 May 2026 Get two face powders for just $3 apiece with this clever, travel-friendly compact that stacks two flattering formulas in one. —

Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 22 May 2026 The three-story house, designed by architect Leigh Snow and built by developer Yousef Audi, stacks 3,573 square feet of living space up a steep incline carved out by a massive concrete retaining wall. —

Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 13 May 2026 The side table unfolds into six stools for gatherings, then neatly stacks back together into a stylish end piece. —

Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stacks

Noun

As one of Montana’s longest standing dude ranches, the property is constantly reimagining through refined design, a wildly impressive staff, and heaps of annual events bringing loads of travelers, from local to first-time ranchers alike.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 June 2026
At Cattlemen’s, still newish from its $3 million remodeling, the menu leads with a 2-pound porterhouse ($95) and loads of Western steakhouse character.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026