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

The identity of the hoard's owner has been lost to time, Tikkala said, though several theories exist about why the silver was buried. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

While one person was buried in the central chamber, the eastern room was almost empty and the western room contained a hoard of artifacts and the remains of some 20 people. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Verb

The adventures of Addison’s titular shilling include being hoarded, offered as a bribe, and sent as an insulting accompaniment to a letter disinheriting a son. — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026

The film centers on a near-future in which wealth can buy biological youth, pitting an aging elite that hoards money and power against a younger generation locked out of both. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026