Synonyms for

Mounds

Verb / maʊndz / Another word for mounds — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

A mound is a small hill or pile of dirt or rocks.

Synonyms & similar words

pitchersmound mound knoll hummock pitcher heap cumulation hammock cumulus pile hillock hill agglomerate hill knoll embankment tumulus barrow hillock eminence rise bank heap piled moundlike moundy hummock dune mount prominence acclivity elevation ridge

Synonyms by register

Formal

heaps piles accumulations collections

Informal

hills stacks bunches loads

Literary

eminences tumuli burrows

Antonyms

flat plain level valley depression hollow

Common collocations

  • dirt mounds
  • grass mounds
  • small mounds
  • large mounds
  • anthills mounds
  • burial mounds
  • flower mounds

Word family

noun mound
verb mound

Usage note

Mounds typically refer to raised areas of earth or other material. It can also refer to a small hill or heap.

Example sentences

  1. The ants built a mound in the grass.
  2. The archaeologists found ancient burial mounds.
  3. The children made a mound of sand at the beach.
  4. The farmer plowed the field around the mounds.
  5. The mole made a mound of dirt in the garden.

Quotes

  • Mountains cannot be surmounted except by winding paths. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. - Sir Edmund Hillary
  • Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. - John Muir

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