HOARD Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈhȯrd

Definition of hoard

as in stash

a supply stored up and often hidden away keeps a hoard of empty yogurt containers in his basement workshop for storing whatnots

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as in reserve

a collection of things kept available for future use or need she couldn't find one pencil with an eraser in her entire hoard of pencil stubs

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verb

as in to store

to put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place he's been hoarding empty yogurt containers all winter, with the intention of using them to start seedlings in the spring

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Recent Examples of hoard

Noun

In simpler terms, that appears to just mean a hoard of bitcoin. — Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Think of it as more room for your overflowing hoard of face masks and serums. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 18 June 2026

Verb

Los Angeles sued its longtime fundraising partner in 2024, accusing GLAZA of breaching agreements and hoarding zoo data and funds. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026 Dragons hoard treasure as a symbol of the destructive power of greed. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hoard

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Noun

Even when Danny and Frank suggest that Catherine killed Alden’s mother for her fentanyl stash, Alden sticks by her — and, in the episode’s final moments, hands Danny a flash drive with tons of incriminating information on it.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
One Belgian student who struck gold this week while digging a sewer on a summer construction job, is now waiting to see who claims the stash, after an ordinary Tuesday morning on the job turned out to be anything but.

— Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of stash

Noun

Large oil reserves kept the world from entering a major oil shortage when the war with Iran started in February.

— Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
The kitchen is the AI-buildout sector, desperate to turn some $2 trillion into vast reserves of computing capacity by the end of next year.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of reserve

Verb

Court documents allege that MacLean and Taylor sold human body parts to numerous buyers and that MacLean also stored and sold remains in Kat's Creepy Creations, her store in Salem, Massachusetts.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
The material forms the anode, where lithium ions are stored while the battery charges.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of store

Noun

But the market’s impressive ability to at least partially work its way around the conflict has also prevented prices from surging as astronomically high as the world’s largest-ever oil supply shock would suggest.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
When the state failed to secure bids, municipalities had to seek emergency supplies or contact salt mines directly.

— Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of supply

Verb

Pozen leans on the step-up in basis at death, which wipes out the capital gains accumulated during an owner's lifetime, and his column is careful to say this applies to money held outside retirement accounts.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
According to Baseball Reference and FanGraphs, that trio has accumulated more than half of Houston’s offensive WAR.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of accumulate

Verb

Amazon had also stockpiled inventory ahead of the tariffs, limiting its exposure from the start.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
The company has prided itself on relying on about two dozen mammoth warehouses as the core of its vast logistical network stockpiling the goods before shipping to about 100,000 storefront distribution points nationwide.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

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