reservoir

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of RESERVOIR

the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time <the area boasts a large reservoir of college-educated people for companies to draw on>

Synonyms budget, force, fund, inventory, pool, repertoire, reservoir, stock

Related Words reserve, resource; cache, hoard, stockpile; refill, renewal, replacement; kitty, nest egg, pot, purse; fountain, mine, source, spring, well, wellspring

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