HEAPS Synonyms: 282 Similar and Opposite Words

heaps 1 of 2

noun

plural of heap

as in loads

a considerable amount she always has a heap of good ideas you're in a heap of trouble for missing curfew!

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as in piles

a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another found her shoe under a heap of clothes on the floor

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heaps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of heap

as in pours

to give readily and in large quantities the critics heaped scorn on the wannabe blockbuster and its implausible plot

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as in stacks

to lay or throw on top of one another heaped the stones in a corner of the yard

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unpiles

as in fills

to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained heaped her plate with spaghetti

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Noun

Produced by Hollywood stunt champs 87North, the hard-hitting wizards that have been redefining fight choreography since John Wick, Violent Night 2, like its predecessor, promises heaps of gory and satisfyingly kinetic fight scenes. — Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026 Its 52 villas, all with private pools and heaps of space, come from the drawing board of Belgian designer Jean-Michel Gathy, and range from lofty beachfront retreats to hillside hideaways. — Chris Schalkx, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026 There’s heaps of space to run, play, and celebrate at The Homestead—as well as to return time and time again. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 The northern Gulf coast could see Category 2 Hurricane Isaias by the end of the week, with a landfall near Mississippi or Alabama and heaps of rain for the Florida Panhandle this weekend. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 The Los Angeles Dodgers x Vans Sk8-Hi and Era deliver heaps of team branding and a combo of distressing and patchwork-like assembly to separate the shoes from your baseline sports merch. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026 In fact, the firm found heaps of inspiration by looking directly at a drawer cluttered with multitools team members no longer carried. — New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026 Jentleson heaps blame on Democratic professionals and activists for frittering away the Obama coalition that scored three hundred and sixty-five electoral votes in 2008 and managed sixty Senate seats the next year. — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026 Directed by Peter Farrelly of Green Book fame, this movie will give you heaps of Hollywood nostalgia and a happy dose of underdog narrative. — John Ross, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026

Verb

The Deb drama is far from over, as the film's director and costar Rebel Wilson heaps new allegations onto the already sizable legal pile. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025

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Noun

This is the kind of test that quickly separates a power station that merely has an impressive number printed on its case from one with an inverter and battery management system capable of handling tough, real-world loads.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Data collected from the test rig could allow manufacturers to design heat pumps and heat exchangers for high temperatures, large loads, and changing conditions.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of loads

Noun

There simply wasn’t enough of either scattered across the piles, the team found.

— Mike McRae October 06, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026
Nearby, the neat rows of grapevines and fig trees his family had tended for three generations had vanished under piles of rubble.

— Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of piles

Verb

Marc Andreessen, whose venture firm Andreessen Horowitz pours billions into defense tech firms, including Anduril, was named to the Pentagon's defense policy board this summer, alongside Thiel Capital's Blake Masters.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
Draperies offer a visual divide, and natural sunlight pours through the windows to brighten the space.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of pours

Verb

However, their critics argue the measure stacks the deck in favor of approval.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
With 52 weeks on the calendar, that’s less than 2 weeks between new releases — not accounting for marquee weekends when the industry typically stacks big premieres.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of stacks

Noun

According to Colombian police accounts cited by El Tiempo, Pulido coordinated the shipment of approximately two tons of cocaine and 17 kilograms of heroin to Europe in 1999.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
Moscow — By agreeing to open Russia’s taps and release hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel into a starving global market, the Kremlin has achieved something that raw military might on the battlefields of eastern Ukraine could never deliver.

— Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of tons

Verb

Bogost lavishes praise on hobbies (fly-fishing), crafts (knitting), and trades (woodworking) as ways to dwell in sensory experience.

— Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
In one particularly confessional episode, the Belgian star lavishes his wife with praise while waxing lyrical about his past mistakes.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026

Definition of lavishes

Verb

Tucked into the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Taos rises from 9,207 to 12,163 feet and packs more than 1,200 acres of terrain into a surprisingly distinctive ski experience, from groomed runs to steep chutes and bowls.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
The formula packs 31 bond-building proteins and amino acids sourced from milk, wheat, corn, and soy to help smooth frizz, reduce breakage, and leave hair noticeably silkier after just a few uses.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 7 Oct. 2026

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