STOWS Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

stows

verb

present tense third-person singular of stow

as in keeps

to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability stow the extra life jackets in the chest

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as in stashes

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

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Recent Examples of stows The larger case easily stows a Kindle or iPad Mini, power bank, digital camera, earbuds, and more; the smaller one stashes cords and adapters. — Morgan Ashley Parker, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026 The crew stows equipment and puts seats into place. — Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026 Weighing less than most rooftop tents and taking up far less space than a camper, the simple, no-frills solution is always at the ready for a camping trip but stows completely out of the way for unencumbered everyday commuting and cargo hauling. — New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026 Inside, the padded sleeve stows everything from hydration systems to laptops. — Outside, 17 Nov. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stows

Verb

Connecticut Coalition for Pretrial Justice formed to press for reform of the cash bail system in Connecticut, something the group said keeps people behind bars not based on safety concerns but on their ability to pay.

— Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
The timeline keeps changing while this community is left waiting.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of keeps

Verb

This one stashes easily in a bag, adds a warming layer while in flight, can be worn as a scarf, and adds a dressy element to even casual looks.

— Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
The larger case easily stows a Kindle or iPad Mini, power bank, digital camera, earbuds, and more; the smaller one stashes cords and adapters.

— Morgan Ashley Parker, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026

Definition of stashes

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Michael Haskell stores much of his inventory in the garage of his mother's home in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

— Sarah Jackson Valentina Duarte, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
The measure stores a unique encryption key in a silicon-resident fortress that’s built into the device running the browser.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of stores

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Software built that way accumulates weight rather than value, and its usable lifespan shrinks instead of extending.

— Muhammad Muzammil Rawjani, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
As the gas rapidly accumulates within these tiny crevices, the bubbles expand almost instantaneously and push the beverage violently out of the bottle to create a soda fountain, also called a geyser.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of accumulates

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Some American Standard models also include a series of openings in the rim that create a power flush, rinsing away material that often collects under the rim over time.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
The difference between what the city pays WM and collects from customers has increased dramatically since 2020.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026