Synonyms of mound

mound 1 of 2

noun

1

as in bank

a pile or ridge of granular matter (as sand or snow)

mounds of snow after the plow had passed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bank
• mountain
• drift
• stack
• tuft
• heap
• bar
• embankment
• hill
• snowdrift
• mass
• snowbank
• sandbar

2

as in pile

a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another

an ever-growing mound of dirty laundry on the floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pile
• stack
• hill
• mountain
• heap
• cock
• layer
• embankment
• bed
• hoard
• bank
• pyramid
• collection
• accumulation
• assemblage
• jumble
• drift
• aggregate
• array
• cairn
• bar
• gathering
• pyre
• barrow
• mow
• grouping
• rick
• knot
• huddle
• conglomeration
• pileup

3

as in hill

an area of high ground

a pitcher's mound

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hill
• mountain
• cliff
• knoll
• highland
• upland
• prominence
• crag
• eminence
• elevation
• bluff
• hump
• ridge
• plateau
• height
• foothill
• rise
• dome
• altitude(s)
• mesa
• tableland
• butte
• peak
• mount
• hillock
• hummock
• tor
• precipice
• steep
• table
• alp
• knob
• sierra
• downs
• sugarloaf

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lowland
• valley
• hollow
• depression
• basin
• glen
• dale
• vale
• bottom
• plain
• dell
• floodplain
• flat
• bottomland
• fen
• tidewater
• dingle

mound

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verb

ˈmau̇nd 

1

as in to hill

to form into a pile or ridge of earth

mound the mulch around the plants

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hill
• pile
• stack
• clump
• bank
• heap
• lump
• gather
• collect
• assemble
• accumulate
• pyramid
• bunch
• wad
• group
• conglomerate
• mass
• embank
• bundle
• amass

2

as in to pile

to lay or throw on top of one another

mounding slices of cheese on top of her sandwich meat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pile
• stack
• heap
• layer
• assemble
• collect
• gather
• accumulate
• bank
• lump
• group
• pyramid
• clump
• bunch
• concentrate
• mass
• garner
• amass

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mound

Noun

The pitcher for the Mets had recently been booed off the mound by his own fans. — Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Cashman contacted Marazzi, who advised that Rodriguez did not have to return to the mound. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Verb

Don’t mound mulch like a volcano or pile it against the trunk because this can introduce pests and diseases. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 July 2026

The uniform mounded shape and purple hues of the flower spikes, along with the contrasting silvery foliage, add attractive structure and framing along the edges of paved walkways. — Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 22 June 2026