Synonyms of stockpile

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noun

ˈstäk-ˌpī(-ə)l 

as in stash

a supply stored up and often hidden away

an emergency stockpile of potable water and canned goods in the cellar

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stash
• hoard
• store
• cache
• collection
• funds
• inventory
• savings
• provisions
• resources
• reservoir
• treasure
• deposit
• harvest
• stock
• pool
• sinking fund
• accumulation
• reserve
• nest egg
• coffers
• gathering
• assemblage
• repertory

stockpile

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verb

as in to store

to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place

we should be able to stockpile enough vaccine for the upcoming flu season

Synonyms & Similar Words

• store
• stash
• hoard
• accumulate
• treasure
• collect
• acquire
• conserve
• cache
• stow
• save
• lay in
• preserve
• put by
• pile
• set aside
• lay up
• keep
• stack
• lay by
• gather
• deposit
• salt away
• lay away
• amass
• assemble
• squirrel (away)
• retain
• round up
• concentrate
• reserve
• stock
• garner
• heap
• scrape (together)
• husband
• withhold
• bury
• conceal
• hold
• set by
• pick up
• bank
• secrete
• coffer
• ensconce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dump
• unload
• discard
• cast
• ditch
• waste
• consume
• jettison
• throw away
• throw out
• squander
• spend
• fling (off or away)
• relinquish
• use up
• surrender
• hand out
• lavish
• hand over
• expend
• deplete
• run through
• blow
• dissipate
• exhaust
• disperse
• scatter
• impoverish
• dispel
• misspend
• fritter (away)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stockpile

Noun

Earlier this week the international organization that manages the global stockpile of Ervebo agreed to release 70,000 doses of the vaccine for use in the DRC — 20,000 in a clinical trial and 50,000 to be given to frontline workers. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 21 Aug. 2026

On July 31, Bessent oversaw the first purchases of yen by US authorities in three decades, an action seen as reducing the need for Japan to sell down its Treasuries stockpile to fund its own yen buying. — Christopher Anstey, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

Verb

This involves studying tariff schedules and determining advantages related to stockpiling or making major purchases sooner. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2026

That failure also prevented the United States and its allies from stockpiling fuel to mitigate economic disruptions. — Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026