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stock has 42 distinct synonyms spread across 17 of its 27 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. WordNet records no antonym for it — antonymy is a relation between word forms rather than concepts, so it is deliberately sparse.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)
“he owns a controlling share of the company's stock”
the merchandise that a shop has on hand
“they carried a vast inventory of hardware”
the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun
“the rifle had been fitted with a special stock”
a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation
“the value of his stocks doubled during the past year”
a supply of something available for future use
“he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars”
a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
“he experimented on a particular breed of white rats”
the reputation and popularity a person has
“his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor”
a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants
any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers
any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia
lumber used in the construction of something
“they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter”
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
“bromidic sermons”
1 of the 27 recorded senses carries no synonym, antonym or related term, so it is not shown above. Every sense, with its definition and examples, is on the full entry for stock.
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for stock come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use
“let's stock coffee as long as prices are low”