Synonyms of stock

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noun

ˈstäk 

1

as in family

a group of persons who come from the same ancestor

the bride comes from good stock

Synonyms & Similar Words

• family
• house
• tribe
• clan
• race
• folks
• lineage
• people
• blood
• household
• kin
• descendant
• line
• dynasty
• descendent
• relative
• kindred
• kinfolk
• nuclear family
• kinsfolk
• extended family
• seed
• brood
• issue
• offspring
• kinfolks
• progeny
• blended family
• scion
• kith
• kinsman
• clansman
• kinswoman

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• origin
• birth
• extraction
• descent
• ancestry
• pedigree

2

as in idiot

a stupid person

just sat there like a stock, staring at me blankly whenever I asked him a question

Synonyms & Similar Words

• idiot
• moron
• stupid
• dummy
• natural
• dip
• loser
• mutt
• turkey
• lunatic
• donkey
• noodle
• dope
• prat
• fool
• hammerhead
• gander
• saphead
• dumbbell
• dumb cluck
• clodpole
• know-nothing
• lump
• deadhead
• thickhead
• pinhead
• bonehead
• airhead
• dim bulb
• numbskull
• golem
• knucklehead
• chowderhead
• yahoo
• ignoramus
• blockhead
• dolt
• hardhead
• stupe
• woodenhead
• clown
• villain
• jerk
• cluck
• numskull
• goose
• imbecile
• cuddie
• clunk
• dullard
• nincompoop
• ninnyhammer
• cretin
• dunderhead
• bubblehead
• dodo
• dunce
• noddy
• lunkhead
• goof
• goon
• loon
• ninny
• cuddy
• dumbhead
• dum-dum
• chucklehead
• clodpoll
• simpleton
• jackass
• schnook
• dimwit
• meathead
• nit
• schlub
• skunk
• fathead
• dork
• mome
• loggerhead
• half-wit
• oaf
• ratbag
• clot
• doofus
• shlub
• mug
• birdbrain
• nut
• dummkopf
• nimrod
• yo-yo
• lamebrain
• nitwit
• madman
• loony
• snake
• buffoon
• booby
• beast
• zany
• creep
• heel
• featherbrain
• gawk
• cur
• cad
• stinker
• scatterbrain
• boor
• churl

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brain
• genius
• sage
• intellect
• intellectual
• thinker
• wizard
• whiz
• Renaissance man
• polymath
• sharpie
• sharpy

3

as in confidence

firm belief in the integrity, ability, effectiveness, or genuineness of someone or something

don't put any stock in her promises—she'll just tell you what she thinks you want to hear

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confidence
• trust
• faith
• credence
• acceptance
• certainty
• conviction
• assurance
• credit
• reliance
• hope
• surety
• certitude
• dependence
• positiveness
• assuredness
• dependance
• sureness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distrust
• mistrust
• uncertainty
• disbelief
• doubt
• incredulity
• suspicion
• skepticism
• unbelief
• incertitude
• misgiving
• disenchantment
• dubiety
• disillusionment
• distrustfulness
• nonconfidence
• disillusion
• mistrustfulness
• dubiousness
• uncertainness
• misdoubt

4

as in ancestry

the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended

his family is of mixed northern European stock

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ancestry
• lineage
• pedigree
• breeding
• origin
• family
• genealogy
• descent
• extraction
• blood
• strain
• parentage
• birth
• line
• family tree
• bloodline
• house
• succession
• race
• relations
• relatives
• kin
• heredity
• kindred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• issue
• seed
• progeny
• posterity
• offspring
• son
• child
• heir
• successor
• inheritor

5

as in supply

the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time

the new study adds to the general stock of knowledge about genetic disorders

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supply
• inventory
• repertoire
• pool
• reservoir
• fund
• budget
• source
• force
• resource
• reserve
• replacement
• hoard
• cache
• stockpile
• pot
• mine
• spring
• renewal
• purse
• refill
• fountain
• nest egg
• well
• kitty
• wellspring

stock

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adjective

as in conventional

accepted, used, or practiced by most people

the conversation became interesting once we got beyond the stock niceties and observations about the weather

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conventional
• usual
• current
• prevailing
• customary
• standard
• popular
• prevalent
• going
• average
• normal
• ordinary
• common
• regular
• widespread
• universal
• routine
• everyday
• ubiquitous
• in
• fashionable
• epidemic
• accustomed
• stylish
• wonted
• modish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unusual
• abnormal
• extraordinary
• unpopular
• exceptional
• nonstandard
• uncommon
• unconventional

stock

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verb

1

as in to store

Synonyms & Similar Words

• store
• supply
• rig
• furnish
• provision
• outfit
• portion
• fit (out)
• equip
• present
• donate
• deal (out)
• kit (up or out)
• contribute
• distribute
• parcel (out)
• dole out
• dispense
• hand out
• gird
• bestow
• allot
• prorate
• apportion
• mete (out)
• accoutre
• accouter
• allocate
• give
• arm
• assign
• prepare
• fortify
• refit
• refurnish
• reequip
• reoutfit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deprive
• strip
• divest
• dispossess

2

as in to range

Synonyms & Similar Words

• range
• feed
• pasture
• eat
• forage
• nibble
• graze
• overgraze
• browse
• rustle

Examples of stock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

By the numbers: Houlihan's public specialty ingredients index shows that stock prices have increased 13% since March. —Kimberly Chin, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024

Hopefully, this will benefit not just the traditional stock and bond markets, but also the art market. —Zain Jaffer, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024

Adjective

And the reassuringly stock characters require no special actorly finesse to bring to life. —Ben Brantley, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2020

Anne Carpenter, an owner of an Ace Hardware store in Berkeley, said the retailer doesn’t usually stock air conditioners. —Melia Russell, SFChronicle.com, 11 June 2019

Verb

Men’s Wearhouse stocks Levi’s menswear, including this classic fit jacket in tan canvas. —Madison Durham, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024

The Cole Harbour bookshop stocks plenty of children’s books, best-selling fiction and non-fiction, and classic comic books. —Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024