STORED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

stored

verb

past tense of store

as in kept

to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability we decided to store the lawn mower in the shed instead of the garage

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as in stashed

to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place squirrels commonly store nuts in the hollows of trees and other places to prepare for the winter

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Recent Examples of stored The system combines molten salt reactors with thermal energy storage, allowing excess heat to be stored when electricity demand is low and used to generate additional power when demand increases. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026 The stranger's dress had been stored in the family's house for more than a decade. — Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026 In almost every constellation of friends, at least a few were swiping and typing despite a state policy requiring devices be switched off and stored in lockers during school hours. — Oscar Schwartz, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026 The body of 76-year-old Ronald Tyler was already decomposing by the time his daughter Terri found out where he was being stored. — Dave Savini, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 Normally, insulin helps move glucose from the bloodstream into muscle cells, where it can be stored as glycogen for later use. — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Raw eggs stored above ready to eat cut greens in reach-in refrigerator. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026 As their name implies, each qubit is stored in an ion, an atom that has lost one or more of its electrons. — ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026 Much of it exists as scans of handwritten documents, stored but functionally invisible to any system trying to draw conclusions from them. — Amanda Turcotte, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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Tariffs have kept much of that cost advantage from reaching American showrooms.

— Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Both a state court and Alaska's Supreme Court disagreed and kept the second Sullivan on the ballot.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of kept

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Start with the nearest pile of paperwork When getting started on paper clutter, don't worry just yet about what's stashed away in the garage or your office closet.

— Andee Tagle, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Firearms purchased in Florida were put in small backpacks and stashed in a trashcan in the library bathroom, the department said.

— Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of stashed

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On a single charge, the buds deliver eight hours of battery life, with 24 extra hours stowed in the case for all-day listening.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
Containerized units support flexible replacement The batteries’ containerized format allows them to be handled and stowed in the same manner as standard cargo containers.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of stowed

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Others prepared to defend themselves and hoarded supplies as if for a siege.

— Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026
The adventures of Addison’s titular shilling include being hoarded, offered as a bribe, and sent as an insulting accompaniment to a letter disinheriting a son.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of hoarded

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Its autonomy software, called AviernOS, has accumulated more than 150 miles of autonomous flight, according to the company’s website.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Skin and lives that have accumulated years with care hold a beauty that youth cannot reproduce.

— Kati Chitrakorn, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026

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Prosper police detectives searched Garcia’s home and collected DNA evidence consistent with the girl’s account of what had happened, according to the DA’s office.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Oct. 2026
Homicide detectives and crime scene investigators processed the scene, collected evidence and interviewed witnesses.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026