Synonyms of heaping

heaping

verb

present participle of heap

1

as in pouring

to give readily and in large quantities

the critics heaped scorn on the wannabe blockbuster and its implausible plot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pouring
• lavishing
• showering
• raining
• gushing
• flooding
• overflowing
• streaming
• overwhelming
• hailing
• inundating
• bombarding
• swamping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retaining
• keeping
• reserving
• withholding
• holding back

2

as in piling

to lay or throw on top of one another

heaped the stones in a corner of the yard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• piling
• stacking
• collecting
• assembling
• mounding
• gathering
• accumulating
• layering
• grouping
• banking
• amassing
• garnering
• concentrating
• lumping
• massing
• pyramiding
• bunching
• clumping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unpiling

3

as in filling

to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained

heaped her plate with spaghetti

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filling
• packing
• loading
• cramming
• brimming
• stuffing
• jamming
• charging
• jam-packing
• refilling
• flooding
• shoving
• drenching
• glutting
• crowding
• swamping
• squeezing
• squashing
• replenishing
• overflowing
• bloating
• saturating
• crushing
• ramming
• repacking
• bulking
• pressing
• penetrating
• reloading
• overfilling
• refreshing
• overcharging
• matting
• honeycombing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• emptying
• clearing
• eliminating
• draining
• vacating
• drawing (off)
• evacuating
• sweeping
• exhausting
• bleeding
• voiding
• cleaning
• lightening
• depleting
• scouring
• purging
• flushing