Synonyms of stockpiles

stockpiles 1 of 2

noun

plural of stockpile

as in stashes

a supply stored up and often hidden away

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stashes
• hoards
• stores
• caches
• funds
• inventories
• deposits
• collections
• reservoirs
• savings
• resources
• provisions
• treasures
• coffers
• reserves
• harvests
• stocks
• sinking funds
• pools
• accumulations
• nest eggs
• gatherings
• assemblages
• repertories

stockpiles

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stockpile

as in stores

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

• stores
• stashes
• hoards
• treasures
• accumulates
• caches
• piles
• collects
• deposits
• stows
• lays up
• conserves
• stacks
• lays in
• acquires
• squirrels (away)
• preserves
• saves
• sets aside
• lays away
• keeps
• salts away
• gathers
• lays by
• reserves
• stocks
• puts by
• amasses
• heaps
• assembles
• retains
• scrapes (together)
• banks
• husbands
• rounds up
• concentrates
• coffers
• garners
• holds
• withholds
• picks up
• conceals
• buries
• secretes
• sets by
• ensconces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dumps
• ditches
• discards
• wastes
• unloads
• casts
• consumes
• flings (off or away)
• throws away
• throws out
• squanders
• spends
• relinquishes
• uses up
• hands out
• runs through
• surrenders
• hands over
• jettisons
• exhausts
• depletes
• blows
• dissipates
• expends
• lavishes
• impoverishes
• fritters (away)
• disperses
• dispels
• scatters
• misspends

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stockpiles

Noun

Out of the over 12,000 nuclear warheads owned by nuclear powers, more than 9,000 are held in military stockpiles for potential use. — Anniek Bao,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026

These stockpiles were reportedly replenished in November, according to Bloomberg. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 18 Aug. 2026

The historic supply shock has also been softened by other factors, including alternative export routes out of the Gulf, China reducing its oil imports, the United States increasing production and drawdowns from global oil stockpiles. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Soon the two leaders took up the proposal first discussed in Geneva for a 50 percent cut in Soviet- and American-weapons stockpiles. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026

Experts said estimates of missile stockpiles are based on procurement figures in federal budget documents and public disclosures about the weapons' use in the war. — James Powel, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026

But the Army is also opening its ranges as the Pentagon grapples with the costs of the Iran war, which has diminished the nation’s stockpiles of advanced weapons that sometimes cost millions of dollars for a single missile or interceptor. — Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Driscoll deflected questions about the nation's munitions stockpiles. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Verb

Unlike a traditional dealership that stockpiles vehicles for customers to test-drive before purchasing, at the Texas facility, Carvana has roughly 50 display cars on its playground, with twin vehicles for test-drives. — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 17 June 2026

The Texas native collects coveted roles and franchise parts like Thanos amasses Infinity Stones or Tom Hanks stockpiles vintage typewriters. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Mar. 2026