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

Rookie De'Zhaun Stribling and KhaDarel Hodge led the 49ers' receiving corps with 4 catches for 46 yards apiece. — CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Young had 1,390 yards rushing and 20 touchdowns last season, while adding 114 yards receiving and a score. — Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

Youssef Maziz drove a ball into the box on a free kick from 25 yards out on the near side following a Yevhen Cheberko yellow card. — Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

And, yes, this dice roller gambled on him reaching 1,000 yards at +400. — Jess Bryant, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

On a third down and 2 play, Hoban quarterback Major Cribbs goes 56 yards for a touchdown. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

Outside, there are irrigation systems in both the front and back yards, as well as a sidewalk snow-melt system. — Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

The fourth-round pick played only 15 snaps but was solid, completing 5-of-7 passes for 65 yards and leading the Jets on two scoring drives. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

Hunter posted quite the season in winning the Heisman in 2024, catching 96 passes for 1,258 yards and 15 TDs, along with four interceptions on defense. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing yards

• the whole nine yards