yard
The word “yard” has 1 syllable: yard
It's pronounced as /jɑrd/
What is synonym and antonym for yard?
In the thesaurus, “yard” has 25 synonyms and 35 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for yard along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for yard
- abundance
- acres
- backyard
- bunch
- chunk
- courtyard
- deal
- dozen
- garden
- grass
- lawn
- loads
- lot
- park
- patch
- patio
- pile
- playground
- plenty
- quadrangle
- quantity
- slew
- stack
- ton
- wealth
Antonyms for yard
- ace
- atom
- bit
- dot
- dram
- fragment
- glimmer
- grain
- granule
- handful
- hint
- lick
- mite
- molecule
- mouthful
- nip
- ounce
- particle
- peanuts
- pinch
- pittance
- ray
- scrap
- shade
- shadow
- speck
- spot
- sprinkle
- sprinkling
- strain
- streak
- suspicion
- taste
- touch
- trace
Meanings of yard
- noun
- A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.
- The property surrounding one's house, typically dominated by one's lawn.
- An enclosed area designated for a specific purpose, e.g. on farms, railways etc.
- A place where moose or deer herd together in winter for pasture, protection, etc.
- One’s house or home.
- A unit of length equal to 3 feet in the US customary and British imperial systems of measurement, equal to precisely 0.9144 m since 1959 (US) or 1963 (UK).
- Units of similar composition or length in other systems.
- Any spar carried aloft.
- A branch, twig, or shoot.
- A staff, rod, or stick.
- A penis.
- 100 dollars.
- The yardland, an obsolete English unit of land roughly understood as 30 acres.
- The rod, a surveying unit of (once) 15 or (now) 16 1/2 feet.
- The rood, area bound by a square rod, 1/4 acre.
- 109, A short scale billion; a long scale thousand millions or milliard.
- verb
- To confine to a yard.
Example Sentences
- The children played games in the spacious yard behind the house.
- Yard by yard, the landscapers transformed the barren space into a vibrant garden.
- The cat lazily stretched out in the sunny yard, enjoying the warmth.
- The football team practiced their drills on the school's grassy yard.
- The antique shop featured a variety of unique items for the garden, including rustic yard decorations.
On this page you'll find 60 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to yard, such as: abundance, ace, acres, atom, backyard, bit, bunch.
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