Synonyms for hoard
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Amass
amass, accumulate, treasure, collect, store, stock, gather, supply, save, store up, heap up, husband, garner, compile, provision, heap, cumulate
2. Stash
stash, lay away, cache, squirrel away informal, hive up
Noun
collection, treasure-trove, accumulation, saving, lay-by, get-up, pile-up, roll-up, lay-up
Definitions
- v. 1
To amass, usually for one's own private collection.
- v. 2
To save or reserve in one's mind for a future need or use.
- n. 1
A hidden supply or fund.
a hoard of provisions; a hoard of money
Choose the right word
They may be stored up for a longer or shorter time; but to hoard is always with a view of permanent retention, generally selfish.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- collect How long did it take you to collect so many coins?
- treasure The child was the national treasure of the nation.
- accumulate Don't let food scraps accumulate in your backpack.
- amass The captain ordered the crew to immediately amass.
- stash Algerian police found a stash of weapons on that farm.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| hoard | steady | |
| collect | steady | |
| treasure | rising | |
| accumulate | steady | |
| amass | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- save1, heap1
- 5 letters
- store1, stock1, cache1, stash1, amass2
- 6 letters
- supply2, saving2, gather2, garner2
- 7 letters
- husband2, collect2, compile2, engross2, uphoard
- 8 letters
- treasure2, cumulate
- 9 letters
- provision3
- 10 letters
- collection3, accumulate4
- 12 letters
- accumulation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (amass2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- thésauriser
- Italiano
- tesaurizzare
- Español
- atesorar