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 their last two games, including a 41-31 loss to the Buffalo Bills, the Lions have allowed 569 passing yards and six touchdowns without an interception. — CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Baugh’s running mate, Duke Clark, had 126 yards and a TD against the Rebels, and has 259 yards and three TDs this season. — Pj Green september 29, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

As for the Eagles, Jalen Hurts went 16-for-25 for 153 yards with a rushing touchdown and one interception thrown. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Smith outduels Baylor’s Nick Florence, who has a standout game of his own with 581 yards and five TDs. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Wood was targeted by Patrick Mahomes once Sunday and allowed that pass to be caught, but for only 4 yards. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing yards

• the whole nine yards