Synonyms of hoard

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noun

ˈhȯrd 

1

as in stash

a supply stored up and often hidden away

keeps a hoard of empty yogurt containers in his basement workshop for storing whatnots

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stash
• store
• stockpile
• cache
• collection
• funds
• treasure
• savings
• provisions
• resources
• inventory
• deposit
• reservoir
• harvest
• pool
• sinking fund
• stock
• accumulation
• reserve
• coffers
• nest egg
• gathering
• assemblage
• repertory

2

as in reserve

a collection of things kept available for future use or need

she couldn't find one pencil with an eraser in her entire hoard of pencil stubs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reserve
• supply
• store
• collection
• cache
• deposit
• bank
• fund
• stockpile
• budget
• reservoir
• accumulation
• stock
• arsenal
• nest egg
• pool
• gathering
• armory
• assemblage

hoard

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verb

as in to store

to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place

he's been hoarding empty yogurt containers all winter, with the intention of using them to start seedlings in the spring

Synonyms & Similar Words

• store
• stash
• accumulate
• stockpile
• treasure
• collect
• stow
• conserve
• acquire
• save
• cache
• lay in
• preserve
• put by
• set aside
• pile
• gather
• lay up
• keep
• lay by
• deposit
• stack
• amass
• lay away
• salt away
• squirrel (away)
• assemble
• retain
• heap
• round up
• garner
• husband
• concentrate
• reserve
• scrape (together)
• bury
• withhold
• stock
• hold
• conceal
• set by
• bank
• secrete
• pick up
• coffer
• ensconce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dump
• discard
• unload
• ditch
• cast
• consume
• waste
• jettison
• throw away
• squander
• spend
• throw out
• relinquish
• fling (off or away)
• surrender
• use up
• lavish
• expend
• hand out
• hand over
• deplete
• blow
• dissipate
• run through
• exhaust
• scatter
• impoverish
• disperse
• dispel
• misspend
• fritter (away)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hoard

Noun

Earlier this spring, two hobbyist treasure hunters uncovered one of the largest Viking coin hoards ever found in Norway after discovering dozens of silver coins in a field. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026

Its cash hoard of $1 billion will cover less than a year of those payments. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 9 June 2026

Verb

Rogan suggested that his guest should hurry up with Iran-war negotiations and get on with the real business of the government, such as finding out whether the government is secretly hoarding extraterrestrial corpses. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

At the exact moment mutual favor became the most valuable currency in a career, a scarcity mindset is pushing people to hoard it rather than share it. — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026