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

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
• garden
• premises
• estate
• land
• property
• ground
• campus
• premisses
• parcel
• plot
• demesne
• real estate
• enclosure
• plaza
• realty
• churchyard
• dooryard
• lot
• close
• inclosure
• 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
• truckload
• barrel
• store
• pot
• carload
• sight
• peck
• all kinds (of)
• basketful
• good deal
• heap
• pack
• volume
• mess
• myriad
• profusion
• mass
• quite a bit
• sheaf
• plenitude
• fistful
• multiplicity
• shipload
• boatload
• gobs
• potful
• lashins
• reams
• passel
• spate
• thousands
• lashings
• score
• surplus
• plateful
• much
• wad
• scads
• sea
• oodles
• flood
• excess
• rash
• multitude
• plentitude
• flock
• plague
• host
• crowd
• swarm
• million
• bonanza
• overabundance
• horde
• overflow
• overage
• epidemic
• army
• herd
• 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
• pinch
• lick
• mite
• speck
• trace
• suspicion
• strain
• particle
• granule
• ace
• glimmer
• mouthful
• hint
• dram
• mote
• tad
• modicum
• section
• shred
• whit
• dab
• scruple
• crumb
• portion
• dash
• piece
• little
• jot
• shot
• scintilla
• drop
• tittle
• iota
• smattering
• smidgen
• smidge
• driblet
• smidgin
• fleck
• absence
• smidgeon
• morsel
• lack
• flyspeck
• shortage
• nubbin
• 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 shipyard may not understand heavy icebreaker production challenges, forcing the yard to modify their building strategy. —Craig Hooper, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025

In Florida, they’re seen on golf courses, in yards, and even marauding Disney World. —Alan Clemons, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025

Garden Fair: The Sweetwater Oaks Garden Club’s Garden Fair will feature vendors selling plants, shrubs, roses, orchids, birdhouses, decorative garden and yard art. —Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2025

The yard beyond the patio is flat, with a neat row of plants along the property’s far wall and enough space to install a swimming pool. —Angela Serratore, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025

Phrases Containing yard

• yard sale