STACKS Synonyms: 224 Similar and Opposite Words

stacks 1 of 2

noun

plural of stack

as in loads

a considerable amount earned a stack of money for writing the screenplay

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as in piles

a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another a stack of playing cards

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stacks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of stack

as in heaps

to lay or throw on top of one another stacked the split logs by the house

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Recent Examples of stacks

Noun

Inspectors confirmed the reports, finding that exhaust stacks had been partially installed and gas and electrical lines had been connected to the cremation units. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026 The salad stacks lean turkey with plant protein from beans and adds healthy fat from avocado, which keeps the meal filling without extras. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026 Many booth holders used small stone paperweights to hold down stacks of informational leaflets offered from their tables. — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 Mail and Paper Piles Leaving mail and stacks of paper on coffee tables, console tables, and end tables is distracting and causes a conflict between relaxation and productive tasks, which Lee notes are two things that don't go together. — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 23 Aug. 2026 These modern stacks are refined and considered, moving away from past loud styles, focusing on making excess look intentional. — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 The river was backed up for seven miles, with misplaced stacks of timber reaching 50 feet high. — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Cardboard boxes, stacks of paper, fabric, insulation from the walls, wiring, packaging, stuffing from car upholstery and lawn cushions, and even grass clippings and leaves are all up for grabs. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2026 So in other words, those stacks of lottery tickets or scratch-offs on eBay may be benefitting a select group of people looking to bring their gambling wins home, tax free. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

Verb

This technique, known as lucky imaging, records short video clips at high frame rates to freeze fleeting moments of steady air, then stacks the sharpest frames into one crisp photo. — Damian Peach, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Samsung's zHBM, shown at the FMS conference last week, stacks memory directly on the accelerator to multiply effective bandwidth. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Big mistake, though arguably only slightly more stupid than Susan, who stacks the dishwasher cutlery rack with the knives blade up. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026 The bill further stacks the legal deck by putting the burden of proof on the state in court, and by ordering judges to review that proof under the strict scrutiny standard, the most stringent bar in constitutional law. — Andrew Graham july 8, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026 Another scans and stacks them for the next part of the warehouse process. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026 To overcome the physical scaling limits facing modern chip designers, IBM’s new nanostack architecture vertically stacks transistors in a staggered layout to pack more transistors into the same chip space. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 25 June 2026 However, La Ruche takes a different approach and, rather than spreading its limited floorspace across a conventional layout, stacks its living spaces vertically like a tower. — New Atlas, 19 June 2026 Some of this can be put down to the production; Kartel’s longtime collaborator and established hitmaker TJ Records conjures a palette more suited to the trebly ionosphere of Spotify streams than the groundshaking speaker stacks that once fortified dancehall’s earthly domain. — Edwin “stats” Houghton, Pitchfork, 17 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stacks

Noun

Instead, Hongqi said the solar roof could help supply lower-voltage electrical loads, including air conditioning, refrigerators and the vehicle’s sentry or monitoring systems.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Together, Jaybush, Brad Chambers, and the American Heavy Moving team figured out a route through the city that avoided street trees, tight turns, and roads that run above old, fragile sewer pipes, which aren’t rated for heavy loads.

— Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of loads

Noun

Dolly Parton's mass appeal, which transcends cultural, political and generational lines, is so intriguing that piles of books, essays, podcasts, TV shows and other media aim to get to the bottom of it.

— Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2026
Options considered during the analysis included drilling holes in the existing piles and adding more steel inside, or widening the pile caps so more piles could be added on the outside.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of piles

Noun

Experts said it was most likely caused by a partial glacier collapse that sent tons of ice and rock crashing down into the valley below, setting off a powerful landslide.

— Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
California wine has already been contending with declining demand and global oversupply issues, leading to downsizing, closures and disposal of tons of grapes.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of tons

Noun

Earlier this year, the US government introduced new rules requiring citizens of dozens of countries, including Cape Verde, to post a bond of up to 15,000 dollars to enter the United States.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Last week, dozens of people were kidnapped from a mosque in a spate of abductions at several villages in Nigeria’s north-central Niger state.

— Dyepkazah Shibayan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of dozens

Noun

When the details about the telescopes were given to the mission team, there were large chunks of information fully blacked out, the Washington Post reported at the time.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Break up your exercise into smaller chunks, such as taking a brisk half-hour walk five days a week, or even taking three, 10-minute walks five days a week.

— Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of chunks

Noun

The toll is expected to rise, as hundreds of people are still missing, including foreign nationals from several countries.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
ReelShort has struck a deal with Indonesian streaming platform Vidio to bring hundreds of microdramas to local audiences, as well as co-produce new short dramas with Indonesian production houses.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of hundreds

Noun

The last year has seen a groundswell of M&A activity focused on rare disease, and dozens of deals to purchase, license or fund new treatments for the rare community.

— Brad Quick, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
In the lawsuit, investors alleged they were led to believe that a groundbreaking Wondermind app would be made, advertising deals would be struck, and celebrity cover stories were already underway.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of deals

Noun

Agents searched the phones of Peguero and other people on the boat and found photos going back to December 2024 showing bundles of cocaine.

— David Goodhue August 26, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
As NBCUniversal prepares for its future as a standalone company, internal discussions have revolved around partnerships, bundles and other similar opportunities with media and tech companies, people familiar with the matter said.

— Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026