MOUND Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of mound

as in bank

a pile or ridge of granular matter (as sand or snow) mounds of snow after the plow had passed

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as in pile

a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another an ever-growing mound of dirty laundry on the floor

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as in hill

an area of high ground a pitcher's mound

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verb

ˈmau̇nd

as in to hill

to form into a pile or ridge of earth mound the mulch around the plants

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as in to pile

to lay or throw on top of one another mounding slices of cheese on top of her sandwich meat

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Recent Examples of mound

Noun

As the top of the ninth began, Bryan Baker, the Rays’ lockdown closer, took the mound to finish the job in Game 6. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 On the 18-year anniversary of their first AL pennant in 2008, the Rays jumped ahead 2-0 in the second on Richie Palacios’ two-run double and clinched it with closer Bryan Baker on the mound. — ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026

Verb

With a mounding growth habit, these plants require no pruning or deadheading to keep blooming for months. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 1 Aug. 2026 That was especially the case while rehabbing at Class-A Charleston during a 2023 late-season return to mound that produced 40 innings of work across four levels. — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for mound

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mound

Noun

At Bunq, junior staff are still expected to do reconciliations to check the data against the bank’s records and to document the process for auditors and regulators.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
The collapse of Brazilian bank Banco Master has reached across the political establishment, including the Supreme Court, just weeks before the vote.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of bank

Noun

Hours later, a group of rescuers in hard hats were using poles stripped from trees to poke at the huge pile of rubble.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
There was a basket with lemons, each one tied with red curling ribbon, fish spices stacked, the register with all the keys covered by a silicone hood, and a pile of newspapers next to a pile of wrapping sheets.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of pile

Noun

On a slight hill, wooden bench swings hover over the ground, overlooking many of the park’s trails.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026
Just a half-hour north of San Diego, the property is comprised of over 600 acres of hills, meadows, Japanese gardens, and citrus groves, including 30 miles of private hiking trails and five acres of bio-intensive gardens.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of hill

Verb

Door frames stacked like cards lean against a far wall beside pallets of crumbling Solnhofen limestone floor tiles.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Fifty pound bags of rice from several different brands, including popular purveyor Three Ladies, are stacked around the store.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of stack

Noun

The bear was also recently featured in Southern Living — for a few months each fall, a local mountain casts a shadow shaped like a bear onto the fall foliage below.

— Eva Flowe, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026
This innovation—the mass manufacture of ammonia, vastly more efficient than scraping guano off remote islands or grinding mountains of bison bones—removed the most critical nutrient bottleneck in global agriculture.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of mountain

Noun

After widespread rioting at the weekend – estimated to have cost several hundred million dollars in property damage and theft – France faces a toxic mix of urban rebellion, political drift and economic crisis.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2026
Monitoring tools can track drift and error rates against the tolerance set at approval.

— Maman Ibrahim, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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