Synonyms of stock

stock 1 of 3

noun

ˈstäk 

1

as in supply

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

the new study adds to the general stock of knowledge about genetic disorders

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in family

a group of persons who come from the same ancestor

the bride comes from good stock

Synonyms & Similar Words

• family
• house
• tribe
• clan
• folks
• race
• people
• lineage
• blood
• kin
• household
• descendant
• line
• dynasty
• relative
• kindred
• kinfolk
• nuclear family
• kinsfolk
• extended family
• seed
• brood
• issue
• offspring
• progeny
• blended family
• scion
• kith
• kinsman
• clansman
• kinswoman

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• origin
• birth
• extraction
• descent
• ancestry
• pedigree

3

as in confidence

firm belief in the integrity, ability, effectiveness, or genuineness of someone or something

don't put any stock in her promises—she'll just tell you what she thinks you want to hear

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confidence
• trust
• faith
• acceptance
• certainty
• conviction
• credence
• assurance
• credit
• reliance
• hope
• surety
• certitude
• dependence
• positiveness
• assuredness
• sureness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distrust
• mistrust
• uncertainty
• disbelief
• doubt
• incredulity
• suspicion
• skepticism
• unbelief
• incertitude
• misgiving
• disenchantment
• dubiety
• disillusionment
• distrustfulness
• nonconfidence
• disillusion
• mistrustfulness
• dubiousness
• uncertainness
• misdoubt

4

as in ancestry

the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended

his family is of mixed northern European stock

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ancestry
• lineage
• pedigree
• breeding
• origin
• family
• genealogy
• descent
• extraction
• blood
• strain
• parentage
• birth
• line
• family tree
• bloodline
• house
• succession
• relations
• race
• relatives
• kin
• heredity
• kindred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• issue
• seed
• progeny
• posterity
• offspring
• son
• child
• heir
• successor
• inheritor

5

as in idiot

a stupid person

just sat there like a stock, staring at me blankly whenever I asked him a question

Synonyms & Similar Words

• idiot
• moron
• stupid
• dip
• dummy
• loser
• turkey
• noodle
• fool
• mutt
• donkey
• dope
• hammerhead
• gander
• saphead
• dumbbell
• dumb cluck
• prat
• know-nothing
• deadhead
• thickhead
• pinhead
• bonehead
• airhead
• dim bulb
• golem
• knucklehead
• chowderhead
• ignoramus
• yahoo
• blockhead
• dolt
• hardhead
• stupe
• woodenhead
• lump
• jerk
• cluck
• numskull
• imbecile
• clunk
• dullard
• nincompoop
• ninnyhammer
• cretin
• dunderhead
• bubblehead
• goose
• dodo
• dunce
• noddy
• lunkhead
• goof
• goon
• loon
• ninny
• cuddy
• dumbhead
• dum-dum
• chucklehead
• clown
• clodpoll
• simpleton
• jackass
• schnook
• dimwit
• meathead
• nit
• villain
• schlub
• fathead
• dork
• mome
• loggerhead
• half-wit
• oaf
• ratbag
• clot
• nut
• doofus
• birdbrain
• mug
• dummkopf
• nimrod
• skunk
• yo-yo
• lamebrain
• nitwit
• madman
• loony
• buffoon
• booby
• snake
• zany
• beast
• featherbrain
• creep
• heel
• gawk
• cur
• stinker
• cad
• scatterbrain
• boor
• churl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brain
• genius
• sage
• intellect
• intellectual
• thinker
• wizard
• whiz
• Renaissance man
• polymath
• sharpie

stock

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adjective

as in conventional

accepted, used, or practiced by most people

the conversation became interesting once we got beyond the stock niceties and observations about the weather

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conventional
• usual
• current
• prevailing
• customary
• standard
• popular
• prevalent
• going
• average
• normal
• ordinary
• common
• regular
• widespread
• universal
• routine
• everyday
• ubiquitous
• in
• fashionable
• epidemic
• accustomed
• stylish
• wonted
• modish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unusual
• abnormal
• extraordinary
• unpopular
• exceptional
• nonstandard
• uncommon
• unconventional

stock

3 of 3

verb

1

as in to store

Related Words

• store
• supply
• rig
• furnish
• provision
• outfit
• portion
• fit (out)
• equip
• present
• donate
• deal (out)
• kit (up or out)
• contribute
• distribute
• parcel (out)
• dole out
• dispense
• hand out
• gird
• bestow
• allot
• prorate
• apportion
• mete (out)
• accoutre
• allocate
• give
• arm
• assign
• prepare
• fortify
• refit
• refurnish
• reequip
• reoutfit

Dissimilar Words

• deprive
• strip
• divest
• dispossess

2

as in to range

Related Words

• range
• feed
• pasture
• eat
• forage
• nibble
• graze
• overgraze
• browse
• rustle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stock

Noun

Today the stock still trades roughly 75% below its IPO price. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026

The outreach was initiated because Saudi Arabia’s main ally and arms supplier, the United States, has seen its own stock of interceptors dwindle over the course of a six-month war with Iran, one official said. — Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Adjective

Other entertainment players reward their teams with a blend of salary, stock grants, non-stock bonuses and options. — Brent Lang, Variety, 30 Apr. 2022

And the reassuringly stock characters require no special actorly finesse to bring to life. — Ben Brantley, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2020

Verb

Before shoppers arrive, Bostic and other volunteers unload deliveries and stock the shelves. — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

That structure means that the business doesn’t stock inventory and sometimes receives orders that exceed their capital on hand. — Jp Shaffer, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026