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

2 of 2

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

Houston starter Spencer Arrighetti left the mound during his warmup pitches and was relieved by AJ Blubaugh to begin the second inning. — ABC News, 24 July 2026

Tracy said yesterday the rookie has been throwing on flat ground and could get some mound work this weekend and then perhaps go on a minor-league rehab. — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Verb

Sánchez will probably return to the Citizens Bank Park mound sometime next week when the Los Angeles Dodgers appear for a rematch of last October’s taut National League Division Series. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 15 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