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

The Russian military hit the facilities involved in making and storing drones and cruise missiles and transport infrastructure in Kyiv in overnight strikes, the Defense Ministry said. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

In practice, that means keeping prep tools like knives, cutting boards and mixing bowls together near one counter and storing cookware, oils and utensils close to the stove. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

The facilities are expected to use digital systems for receiving, managing, storing and transshipping cargo. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026

View gallery - 3 images An emerging class of heat-storing gels is out to reduce the energy our buildings burn on heating and cooling. — New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026

Every operation consumes computational resources, while storing intermediate results requires additional qubits. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

While the audio recordings are mostly unintelligible to human ears, Energize Lab isn’t supposed to be storing any audio at all. — Sean Hollister, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026

Ryan is also facing additional charges for improperly storing firearms near a minor and receiving an untraceable firearm. — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Formlabs intends each resin to have its own dedicated tank, and every tank includes a lid for storing material between uses. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026