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

The Healthy Yards Expo on April 11 will feature resources on pollinator plantings, rain gardens, and other sustainable landscape practices homeowners can incorporate into their yards. —Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2026

Battle rushed for more than 2,000 yards on offense last season. —Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2026

There's no need to resign yourself to having a large stone or concrete eyesore in your yard. —Heather Bien, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026

Using a dual-tire wheelbarrow can help move yard supplies and debris more efficiently. —Campbell Vaughn, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026

Phrases Containing yard

• yard sale