Synonyms of stowing

stowing

verb

present participle of stow

1

as in storing

to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability

stow the extra life jackets in the chest

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in stashing

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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