Synonyms for
Piles
Definition
Piles refers to a group of things that have been placed on top of each other.
Synonyms & similar words
deal
nap
piling
pot
slews
greatdeal
passel
mint
dozens
batch
mountain
wads
slew
atomicpile
mob
hatful
haemorrhoid
stack
pack
lots
bundle
mass
stilt
quitealittle
tidysum
stacks
heaps
mounds
piles
mountains
lumps
piles
loads
tons
masses
aggregates
accumulations
collections
clusters
conglomerates
jumbles
scatters
assemblages
gathers
clumps
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- pile of books
- pile of laundry
- pile of leaves
- pile of rubble
- pile of dirt
- pile of wood
- pile of evidence
Word family
Usage note
As a noun, 'piles' refers to a collection of things gathered together. As a verb, it means to arrange things in a pile. 'Piles' can also refer to hemorrhoids in a medical context.
Example sentences
- She had piles of laundry to fold.
- The construction workers moved piles of dirt to make a foundation.
- The farmer had piles of hay stacked in the barn.
- There were piles of leaves in the yard after raking.
- The student had piles of books to study for the exam.
Quotes
Piles of money and stacks of dreams are both ephemeral; one can disappear overnight, the other in the course of a lifetime. - Robert Harris
There's piles of things we can do. - Adam Richman
Piles of money, heaps of money, I mean mountains of money, can't make you happy. - John Paul DeJoria