Synonyms of yard

yard 1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈyärd 

1

as in courtyard

an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls)

inmates are allowed an hour of exercise in the prison's inner yard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• courtyard
• patio
• enclosure
• quadrangle
• close
• court
• quad
• plaza
• deck
• square
• terrace
• atrium
• place
• peristyle
• forecourt
• parvis
• galleria
• curtilage

2

as in park

the area around and belonging to a building

we're looking for a house with a big yard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• park
• acres
• backyard
• premises
• ground
• garden
• estate
• land
• property
• campus
• demesne
• real estate
• plot
• parcel
• churchyard
• enclosure
• plaza
• realty
• dooryard
• lot
• close
• garth

yard

2 of 2

noun (2)

as in ton

a considerable amount

a composer who produced yards of gorgeous music over the course of a long career

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ton
• dozen
• loads
• plenty
• pile
• chunk
• deal
• quantity
• slew
• bunch
• lot
• stack
• wealth
• abundance
• hundred
• bundle
• bucket
• raft
• bushel
• mountain
• barrel
• truckload
• store
• pot
• carload
• sight
• all kinds (of)
• peck
• pack
• good deal
• heap
• volume
• mess
• myriad
• profusion
• mass
• quite a bit
• basketful
• sheaf
• plenitude
• fistful
• multiplicity
• shipload
• boatload
• gobs
• potful
• reams
• passel
• spate
• thousands
• lashings
• surplus
• score
• plateful
• wad
• much
• scads
• sea
• oodles
• flood
• excess
• rash
• multitude
• plentitude
• flock
• plague
• crowd
• host
• swarm
• million
• bonanza
• overabundance
• horde
• overflow
• overage
• epidemic
• herd
• army
• plethora
• drove
• oversupply
• overkill
• surfeit
• superabundance
• superfluity
• throng
• embarrassment
• redundancy
• crush
• mob
• bevy
• deluge
• press
• zillion
• legion
• cram
• overmuch
• gazillion
• trillion
• jillion
• kazillion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shade
• spot
• grain
• ounce
• taste
• handful
• shadow
• scrap
• molecule
• bit
• touch
• sprinkling
• peanuts
• fragment
• pittance
• streak
• ray
• dot
• sprinkle
• atom
• nip
• lick
• pinch
• mite
• speck
• trace
• suspicion
• strain
• particle
• granule
• ace
• glimmer
• mouthful
• hint
• dram
• mote
• tad
• section
• modicum
• shred
• whit
• dab
• scruple
• crumb
• portion
• dash
• piece
• little
• jot
• shot
• scintilla
• drop
• tittle
• iota
• smattering
• smidgen
• driblet
• fleck
• absence
• morsel
• lack
• flyspeck
• nubbin
• shortage
• deficit
• deficiency
• poverty
• scarcity
• famine
• want
• smatter
• paucity
• dearth
• insufficiency
• inadequacy
• undersupply
• scantiness
• scarceness
• meagerness
• scantness
• skimpiness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of yard

Noun

There was a demand for trees and shrubs that didn’t grow very much and suitable for smaller-sized yards. —Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026

As mentioned above, the best way to keep these plants from taking over your yard (and others) is to avoid planting invasive species in the first place. —Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 5 Apr. 2026

Skunks may also enter your yard in search of a safe place to hide, such as in a shed or under a deck. —Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 5 Apr. 2026

Martin Dowland, a resident of the area, said the peacock frequently visits his yard and has even taken food directly from his hand. —Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026

Phrases Containing yard

• yard sale