Synonyms of stowed

stowed

verb

past tense of stow

1

as in stored

to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability

stow the extra life jackets in the chest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stored
• kept
• packed
• reposited
• housed
• put up
• filed
• warehoused
• hangared
• shelved
• garaged
• cellared

2

as in stashed

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

• stored
• stashed
• hoarded
• accumulated
• collected
• stockpiled
• acquired
• laid in
• laid up
• preserved
• treasured
• piled
• conserved
• deposited
• laid by
• gathered
• kept
• saved
• cached
• set aside
• stacked
• put by
• assembled
• laid away
• retained
• salted away
• concealed
• amassed
• buried
• squirreled (away)
• held
• stocked
• scraped (together)
• garnered
• concentrated
• reserved
• rounded up
• heaped
• secreted
• withheld
• set by
• ensconced
• picked up
• banked
• husbanded
• coffered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discarded
• unloaded
• dumped
• consumed
• cast
• wasted
• jettisoned
• flung (off or away)
• threw out
• relinquished
• used up
• spent
• squandered
• surrendered
• ditched
• handed out
• expended
• threw away
• handed over
• dissipated
• exhausted
• blew
• depleted
• scattered
• lavished
• ran through
• dispersed
• impoverished
• dispelled
• misspent
• frittered (away)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stowed

Disney maintains on-property greenhouses, where some topiaries were stowed along with its flower towers, decorative stacks of blooms. —Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026

Dube said the extra fuel needed to be stowed on board would have displaced the people the Cubans say were on the boat. —David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026

More than three years later, Hall’s staff found a correctional officer’s uniform that Friedmann had stowed in the jail’s ductwork. —James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026

This allows families to add captain’s chairs or keep the bench as needed, move the third row passthrough to one side or the other, and best of all, the middle seat can be stowed in the under-floor storage space behind the third row. —Scotty Reiss, Parents, 24 Feb. 2026

There is one product, however, that is beneficial to have stowed under the sink for times when an organic remedy isn’t an option. —Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026

Carhartt’s Cuffed Beanie is an excellent and convenient way to plan for the elements by having a warm cap stowed in your pack. —Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026

Prep & Savour Claudya Helper Shelf This wire cabinet shelf is a genius way to keep plates, bowls, and mugs neatly stowed and nearly doubles your storage space. —Clint Davis, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026

Lack of human presence on board these systems allow for smaller designs, making drones and unmanned aircraft conducive to being stowed and launched from the decks of diverse classes of ships. —Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026