Synonyms of stow

stow

verb

ˈstō 

1

as in to store

to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability

stow the extra life jackets in the chest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• store
• keep
• reposit
• pack
• put up
• house
• garage
• warehouse
• cellar
• file
• hangar
• shelve

2

as in to stash

to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place

stowed candy bars, which were forbidden at the summer camp, under a board in the cabin's floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• store
• stash
• hoard
• accumulate
• collect
• lay in
• acquire
• treasure
• stockpile
• lay up
• conserve
• save
• put by
• lay by
• keep
• set aside
• gather
• preserve
• cache
• assemble
• pile
• lay away
• stack
• deposit
• salt away
• amass
• retain
• squirrel (away)
• bury
• hold
• conceal
• garner
• round up
• scrape (together)
• concentrate
• heap
• reserve
• husband
• set by
• withhold
• pick up
• stock
• secrete
• ensconce
• bank
• coffer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unload
• dump
• discard
• cast
• ditch
• jettison
• throw away
• throw out
• consume
• waste
• relinquish
• fling (off or away)
• squander
• use up
• spend
• surrender
• hand out
• hand over
• blow
• dissipate
• lavish
• expend
• run through
• exhaust
• deplete
• dispel
• disperse
• scatter
• impoverish
• misspend
• fritter (away)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stow

The secondary loft is reached by a removable ladder that's stowed in the living room ceiling when not in use. — Adam Williams july 17, New Atlas, 17 July 2026

In your outdoor room, use small furniture that can be folded up and stowed when not in use. — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2026

Whether stowed in a recipe tin, pasted in a book, or safely tucked away in a memory, family recipes are part of what makes cooking so special. — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 2 July 2026

Nurses cleaned up the animal, made a bed of blankets and, for allergy prevention, stowed her far from the patient care area in a corner of Pateros’ office. — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026