PILED Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

piled

verb

Definition of piled

past tense of pile

as in stacked

to lay or throw on top of one another piled all the clothes on the chair before putting them away

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unpiled

as in huddled

to gather into a closely packed group the kids piled into the car

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Recent Examples of piled But after Annapurna moved from financing its movies to distributing them in 2017, costs rose, flops piled up, and Megan Ellison scaled back her ambitions. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026 Her platinum blonde hair was piled high atop her head, while her makeup consisted of blue eyeshadow and a pale pink lip. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026 Kiosks and stores keep outdoor stands piled high as more tourists seek relief from the midday heat. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 More than 120,000 tons of cocoa beans piled up in ports and warehouses across the country. — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026 In the living room, for instance, 1950s Danish oak easy chairs, a custom shearling-upholstered sectional piled with cushions, and a 1950s Lisa Johansson-Pape brass floor lamp gather around the fireplace. — Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2026 The pair grabbed some blankets and piled into Wheeler’s pickup truck and headed to the scene. — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Charges piled up District 7 voters deserved better from the start. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026 Investor enthusiasm surged as buyers piled into a Chinese national technology champion. — Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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Each 10-megawatt reactor on a barge can power the equivalent of about 10,000 homes, can be moved via tugboats, and can be stacked alongside each other for extra power generation.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Nor are our efforts to hire better doomed, even though the odds are stacked against us.

— Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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piled (up)

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