HEAPING Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

heaping

verb

present participle of heap

as in pouring

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 piling

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

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unpiling

as in filling

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

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Recent Examples of heaping Bringing up the rear this week, these two are coming off heaping praise from the judges for their rumba on Week 4. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 Per Johnson’s worldview, heaping more debt burdens on future taxpayers is a way to redress inequities rather than a necessary tool to maintain the city’s infrastructure. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 The news that Elon Musk is being courted as an addition to the investment team at Paramount adds yet more gasoline on this heaping trash fire of a media landscape. — Abigail Disney, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026 Add 3 to 4 tablespoons of the pork mixture to one half of each tortilla, followed by a heaping tablespoon of cheese. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 The Dolly Dollop Referenced in Good Lookin’ Cookin’, the unofficial measurement refers to a heaping spoonful. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 The Burger Barn dresses up its patties with heaping stacks of pastrami, though the classic cheeseburger is also a crowd-pleaser. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026 This is not some idle fare -- the family is heaping trust in AI that could regrettably backfire on them. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 The crowds ignored the best efforts of the protest leaders to act as disciplinary conductors and reveled in their own playful spontaneity, their slogans and posters heaping colorful profanities on the prime minister. — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026

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Big tech firms in the US are pouring billions into advanced nuclear power to feed energy-hungry artificial intelligence.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
The Texas Senate race is the most expensive race in the country right now, and Republicans are pouring $200 million to save the nominee there.

— Jacob Brogan, Vox, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of pouring

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Living shorelines, such as those along the Orange and San Diego county coasts, involve piling sand atop boulders or smaller stones and covering the berms with vegetation.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Security concerns surrounding Meta’s smart glasses just keep piling up.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of piling

Verb

The show and encore, which take up a little over an hour, are bookended by scenes of concertgoers filling the room and then emptying it.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Instead of customers filling their own containers, Hall plans to install a tap wall and have employees handle the refills.

— Beret Leone, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of filling

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At the same time, some states are also lavishing tax breaks on data centers that some say are both undeserved and ultimately, bad economics.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
The ceremony can be found on YouTube and includes Gloria Steinem lavishing the character with praise.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of lavishing

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Rather than cram more transistors onto a single layer of silicon, Huawei is stacking chips in three dimensions.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
And since Tampa Bay couldn’t make the playoffs last season despite a red-hot start, Bowles needs to start stacking wins.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of stacking

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That meant a busy weekend packing at her home in California before flying into Washington on Sunday evening, and meeting her new team first thing on Monday.

— Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026
Instead, Graber recommends creating a bed of packing material at the bottom of the box and packing dishes vertically.

— Perri Ormont Blumberg, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of packing

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Storyteller experiments with some next-generation convertible furniture designs to make the new van even more versatile and better equipped for loading up gear.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Russian diesel exports loading from the Baltic port of Primorsk resumed on Tuesday, with a tanker carrying around 40,000 metric tons of ultra-low sulphur diesel heading towards Morocco, according to LSEG data reported by Reuters on Wednesday.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

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