Synonyms of storing

storing

verb

present participle of store

1

as in keeping

to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability

we decided to store the lawn mower in the shed instead of the garage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• keeping
• stowing
• packing
• repositing
• housing
• warehousing
• putting up
• filing
• shelving
• garaging
• cellaring
• hangaring

2

as in stashing

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stashing
• hoarding
• accumulating
• collecting
• stowing
• acquiring
• stockpiling
• conserving
• preserving
• saving
• keeping
• treasuring
• depositing
• caching
• gathering
• piling
• stacking
• assembling
• laying in
• laying up
• setting aside
• retaining
• amassing
• laying away
• putting by
• laying by
• squirreling (away)
• reserving
• salting away
• holding
• concentrating
• burying
• concealing
• garnering
• scraping (together)
• secreting
• withholding
• husbanding
• stocking
• heaping
• rounding up
• banking
• picking up
• setting by
• coffering
• ensconcing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dumping
• unloading
• discarding
• wasting
• casting
• consuming
• ditching
• jettisoning
• throwing away
• throwing out
• flinging (off or away)
• squandering
• spending
• relinquishing
• using up
• surrendering
• blowing
• handing out
• running through
• handing over
• dissipating
• expending
• depleting
• dispersing
• exhausting
• lavishing
• scattering
• dispelling
• impoverishing
• frittering (away)
• misspending

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of storing

New York is one of the few states in the country which require non-transplant tissue banks and those distributing, processing, storing or collecting human tissue to hold a license. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 13 July 2026

Instead of repeatedly storing intermediate data in memory before sending it to the next processor, the system transmitted feature maps directly through the optical network. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026

While there are plenty of internet hacks, from storing it with an onion to submerging it in water (a trend that went viral and was later cautioned against by the FDA), not all of them are equally effective. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 12 July 2026

Hang upside down to dry before cutting off the stalk and storing them in cardboard or wood boxes lined with newspaper, sawdust, vermiculite, wood shavings or peat moss. — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026

The material has the potential to combat climate change by capturing and storing carbon or other pollutants, and by extracting water from the atmosphere in water-scarce areas. — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Each component fits like a building block into the whole, easily removing and storing away after the trip is over. — New Atlas, 9 July 2026

Rinse thoroughly under cool running water, then dry before storing or using the vegetables. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 5 July 2026

Propst said residents were covering windows with plywood and storing gasoline because there were long lines at gas stations for weeks after Sinlaku. — ABC News, 2 July 2026