stacked (up)

past tense of stack (up)
as in accumulated
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass those newspapers have been stacking up in the basement since we moved here

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stacked (up)
Verb
  • These shipments have skirted until now not only his new tariffs, including a 10 percent tax on all goods from China, but also many other tariffs that have accumulated over the years.
    Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Late socialite and multi-hyphenate Gloria Vanderbilt was born into the uppermost echelons of American society during the 1920s, inheriting her family’s vast wealth and influence accumulated during the Gilded Age via the railroad and shipping industries.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Russia’s defense ministry claimed that Friday’s strike had killed 85 Ukrainian and Western military officers gathered at the restaurant near the playground.
    Daria Mitiuk Finbarr O’Reilly, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The Swiss Watch industry which just gathered at its latest annual Watches and Wonders in Geneva, is in recession.
    Stéphane JG Girod, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Stacked (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stacked%20%28up%29. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!