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

Countries found ways to make up for some of that loss, including by releasing barrels from strategic stockpiles, but not enough to avoid a price shock. — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

The president and his advisers, the newspaper said, have concerns about expanding the conflict, depleting ​defense stockpiles, alienating Middle East Gulf allies and affecting energy supplies and the global economy. — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 26 July 2026

This time around, oil stockpiles are nearing operational lows, while ship traffic is now being attacked in the Red Sea and Black Sea as well as in the Persian Gulf. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 25 July 2026

Hefty stockpiles among major consumers, alongside reductions in demand, have so far kept oil prices from careering out of control. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 24 July 2026

The gunpowder choke point Gunpowder prices have spiked as the war in Ukraine depleted stockpiles. — Elsa Ohlen,greg Kennedy, CNBC, 23 July 2026

Ahead of the war, China built up its oil stockpiles and has been relying on that inventory for its crude needs — rather than imports — ever since. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Helium-3 production depends on aging tritium stockpiles, which is a source that is both strictly limited and prohibitively expensive to expand. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

The stockpiles of older devices and components are depleted, and anything newly manufactured will have a higher bill of materials. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 8 July 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