hoarding

[hawr-ding] / ˈhɔr dɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

avaricious

Synonyms

WEAK

covetous gluttonous money-grubbing pleonectic predatory rapacious selfish tight

ADJECTIVE

penurious

Synonyms

WEAK

avaricious cheap chintzy close-fisted costive curmudgeonly economical frugal greedy miserly parsimonious penny-pinching pennywise pinchpenny saving scrimping sparing thrifty tightfisted uncharitable ungenerous ungiving

NOUN

accumulation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accretion aggregation buildup growth inflation pile quantity

STRONG

accession addition agglomeration aggrandizement augmentation chunk collecting collection conglomeration enlargement gob heap hunk increase intensification mass multiplication stack stock store trove

WEAK

amassment up upping

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease shrinkage

STRONG

lessening loss reduction subtraction

WEAK

dispersal dispersion dissipation scattering

NOUN

billboard

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advertisement placard poster signboard

WEAK

advertising board

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This pivotal moment that’s had them hoarding assets and fencing off their financial flexibility.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

South Korean police said on Tuesday they were investigating firms suspected of hoarding medical syringes, as the Middle East war hits supplies of an oil-derived component crucial for making many plastic goods.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Fuel-importing countries are already shortening workweeks, cutting output, and hoarding commodities.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

When O'Reilly broke the deadlock, he leapt high, punching the air flamboyantly before jumping on to an advertising hoarding with a flying kick.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Even Dinorah added some guava paste she’d been hoarding.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

hoarding

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