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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heaping

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

The president is heaping demands on Thune as the Senate GOP looks to head home for August and try to shore up its increasingly fragile majority. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 30 July 2026