Synonyms of yards

yards 1 of 2

noun (1)

plural of yard

1

as in courtyards

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

• courtyards
• patios
• enclosures
• quadrangles
• quads
• courts
• plazas
• decks
• closes
• terraces
• squares
• peristyles
• atria
• places
• forecourts
• gallerias
• parvises
• curtilages

2

as in acres

the area around and belonging to a building

we're looking for a house with a big yard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• acres
• parks
• backyards
• premises
• grounds
• estates
• gardens
• lands
• properties
• campuses
• parcels
• demesnes
• plots
• enclosures
• plazas
• real estates
• lots
• churchyards
• dooryards
• realties
• garths
• closes

yards

2 of 2

noun (2)

plural of yard

as in tons

a considerable amount

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tons
• loads
• dozens
• piles
• bunches
• hundreds
• chunks
• quantities
• lots
• bundles
• stacks
• rafts
• deals
• bushels
• slews
• plenties
• buckets
• barrels
• wealths
• truckloads
• masses
• carloads
• abundances
• mountains
• all kinds (of)
• pots
• myriads
• stores
• fistfuls
• pecks
• reams
• volumes
• heaps
• shiploads
• sights
• scads
• sheaves
• gobs
• basketfuls
• packs
• wads
• boatloads
• scores
• quite a bit
• multiplicities
• oodles
• platefuls
• lashings
• good deals
• profusions
• potfuls
• plenitudes
• thousands
• messes
• much
• passels
• spates
• millions
• floods
• seas
• multitudes
• plentitudes
• surpluses
• rashes
• flocks
• plagues
• hordes
• trillions
• superfluities
• swarms
• hosts
• epidemics
• herds
• excesses
• redundancies
• bonanzas
• overages
• armies
• throngs
• mobs
• crowds
• zillions
• legions
• embarrassments
• overflows
• oversupplies
• overmuch
• deluges
• droves
• presses
• crushes
• surfeits
• plethoras
• superabundances
• gazillions
• overkills
• overabundances
• bevies
• jillions
• kazillions
• crams

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ounces
• spots
• shadows
• shades
• molecules
• fragments
• handfuls
• touches
• bits
• atoms
• grains
• rays
• scraps
• particles
• licks
• mouthfuls
• granules
• dots
• specks
• streaks
• nips
• drams
• peanuts
• tastes
• strains
• mites
• shreds
• traces
• dabs
• scruples
• pinches
• aces
• flecks
• motes
• pieces
• hints
• glimmers
• sprinkles
• suspicions
• shots
• sections
• crumbs
• pittances
• dashes
• driblets
• drops
• portions
• sprinklings
• little
• smidgens
• nubbins
• scintillas
• whits
• modicums
• morsels
• smatterings
• flyspecks
• tittles
• iotas
• jots
• absences
• shortages
• lacks
• smatters
• deficiencies
• wants
• deficits
• inadequacies
• scarcities
• famines
• insufficiencies
• dearths
• poverties
• undersupplies
• paucities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of yards

Noun

In fact, the Hurricanes entered the Florida State game giving up just 12 total plays of at least 20 yards through their first five games of the season. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026

Three plays and 4 yards later, Ryland nailed his sixth field goal of the game in six tries, handing the Rams their first loss since 2014 when not allowing a touchdown. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Hawkins is coming off one of the best quarterback performances of the season with 464 passing yards, 77 rushing yards and five total touchdowns in West Virginia’s 45-42 win over Cincinnati on Saturday. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

Iamaleava finished his second season in Westwood with 982 passing yards, four touchdowns and four interceptions to go with 144 yards rushing and one touchdown. — CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Hayes, a wide receiver, has seen limited action on offense in his second year on campus, with three catches for 50 yards against Middle Tennessee and two for 56 yards against Long Island. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Kayden Dixon-Wyatt leads all Power Four freshmen wideouts in receiving yards (400). — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Caleb Williams was a perfect 24/24 for 248 yards from a clean pocket in the Bears' Week 6 win over the Falcons. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing yards

• the whole nine yards