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

Despite the shortstop’s inadvertent trespassing into Bush’s headspace, the president sidestepped the ceremonial mark at the front of the mound and toed the rubber like a pro. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026

The firemen are making one of their frequent marches from the mound, out of GZ, up West Street. — Devin Friedman, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Verb

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

Planting them on a slope or mounding them can improve drainage. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 July 2026