Garden — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

noun verb adjective /ˈgär-dᵊn/ gar·den

Meaning & Definition of Garden

Garden (noun)

  1. a plot of ground where herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables are cultivated
  2. a rich well-cultivated region
  3. a container (such as a window box) planted with usually a variety of small plants

Garden (verb)

  1. to lay out or work in a garden
  2. to make into a garden
  3. to ornament with gardens

Garden (adjective)

  1. of, relating to, used in, or frequenting a garden
  2. of a kind typically grown in gardens; also, suitable for growth in an outdoor garden especially due to hardiness
  3. commonly found, garden-variety

Garden (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. a large room or building for enclosed public gatherings

    "we used to go to Boston's historic garden to hear concerts and see basketball games"

    similar: amphitheater, arena, auditorium, hall, theater
    related: arena theater, music hall, odeum, playhouse, theater-in-the-round, ballroom, lyceum, chamber, house, senate, cafetorium

Garden (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. as in common, popular

    similar: average, common, commonplace, customary, familiar, generic, normal, ordinary, plain, popular, routine, run-of-the-mill, run-of-the-mine, standard, typical, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual, earthly, temporal, worldly, frequent, habitual, regular, everyday, mundane, nitty-gritty, prosaic, terrestrial, workaday, expected, predictable
    opposite: high-minded, lofty, noble, sublime, aberrant, abnormal, atypical, exceptional, extraordinary, freak, peculiar, phenomenal, rare, singular, special, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, unwonted, bizarre, curious, far-out, funny, odd, outlandish, out-of-the-way, outré, quaint, quirky, remarkable, screwy, strange, weird, wild

  2. as in rural, agricultural

    similar: country, rural, rustic, villatic, agrarian, agricultural, farming, bucolic, georgic, pastoral, pastoralist, agronomic, arable (British), monocultural, aquacultural, arboricultural
    opposite: nonagricultural, metro, metropolitan, urban, industrial, industrialized

Related Entry: Garden-variety (adjective)

Garden-variety is a different word from Garden. The synonyms below are for garden-variety, not for garden.

  1. being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events

    "the once-powerful hurricane eventually abated into just a garden-variety tropical storm"

    similar: average, common, commonplace, cut-and-dried, everyday, normal, ordinary, prosaic, routine, run-of-the-mill, standard, standard-issue, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual, workaday, par for the course
    related: regular, typical, unextraordinary, familiar, homely, plain, plain-Jane, popular, vulgar, natural, customary, wonted, insignificant, trivial, unimportant, frequent, habitual, expected, predictable
    opposite: abnormal, exceptional, extraordinary, odd, out-of-the-way, strange, unusual
    near: curious, funny, peculiar, quaint, queer, aberrant, anomalous, atypical, irregular, untypical, rare, recherché, scarce, fantastic, phenomenal, bizarre, far-out, Kafkaesque, outrageous, outré, wacky, way-out, weird, wild, eccentric, idiosyncratic, kooky, nonconformist, oddball, offbeat, unconventional, unorthodox, freak, freakish, conspicuous, notable, novel, outstanding, prominent, salient, signal, striking, unexampled, unprecedented, singular, unique, unparalleled

  2. often observed or encountered

    "the bakery's extravagant creations are not your garden-variety wedding cakes"

    similar: common, common or garden (chiefly British), commonplace, everyday, familiar, frequent, household, ordinary, quotidian, routine, ubiquitous, usual, a dime a dozen
    related: normal, regular, standard, de rigueur, mandatory, obligatory, general, universal, ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, incessant, unceasing, endemic, popular, prevailing, prevalent, rampant, perennial, recurrent, repeated
    opposite: extraordinary, infrequent, rare, seldom, uncommon, unfamiliar, unusual
    near: aberrant, abnormal, irregular, unnatural, intermittent, occasional, sporadic

Related Entry: Garden of Eden (phrase)

Garden of Eden is a different word from Garden. The synonyms below are for Garden of Eden, not for garden.

  1. an often imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness

    "He recommended the lake as a Garden of Eden for bird-watchers."

    similar: Camelot, Cockaigne, Eden, Elysium, empyrean, fantasyland, heaven, lotusland, never-never land, New Jerusalem, nirvana, paradise, promised land, Shangri-la, utopia, Zion
    related: arcadia, dreamland, dreamworld, fairyland, wonderland, blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, euphoria, gladness, joy
    opposite: anti-utopia, dystopia, hell
    near: fool's paradise

Related Entry: Garden apartment (noun)

Garden apartment is a different word from Garden. The synonyms below are for garden apartment, not for garden.

  1. as in duplex apartment, studio apartment

    similar: bed-sitter (British), cohousing, condo, condominium, duplex, duplex apartment, efficiency, efficiency apartment, flatlet (British), floor-through, granny flat (chiefly British), maisonette, penthouse, railroad flat, salon, saloon (chiefly British), studio, studio apartment, triplex, walk-up, apartment, diggings (chiefly British), digs, flat (chiefly British), lodgings, suite, tenement, gallery, wing, apartment building, apartment house, tenement house

Related Entry: Garden apartments (noun)

Garden apartments is a different word from Garden. The synonyms below are for garden apartments, not for garden.

  1. as in duplex apartments, studio apartments

    similar: bed-sitters (British), cohousings, condominiums, condos, duplex apartments, duplexes, efficiencies, efficiency apartments, flatlets (British), floor-throughs, granny flats (chiefly British), maisonettes, penthouses, railroad flats, salons, saloons (chiefly British), studio apartments, studios, triplexes, walk-ups, apartments, diggings (chiefly British), digs, flats (chiefly British), lodgings, suites, tenements, galleries, wings, apartment buildings, apartment houses, tenement houses

Related Entry: Garden cities (noun)

Garden cities is a different word from Garden. The synonyms below are for garden cities, not for garden.

  1. as in central cities, edge cities

    similar: central cities, edge cities, exurbs, suburbias, suburbs, core cities, downtowns, inner cities, midtowns, urban sprawls, conurbations, boroughs, asphalt jungles, burgs, cities, cosmopolises, megacities, megalopolises, metropolises, municipalities, towns

Related Entry: Garden city (noun)

Garden city is a different word from Garden. The synonyms below are for garden city, not for garden.

  1. as in central city, edge city

    similar: central city, edge city, exurb, suburb, suburbia, core city, downtown, inner city, midtown, urban sprawl, conurbation, borough, asphalt jungle, burg, city, cosmopolis, megacity, megalopolis, metropolis, municipality, town

Related Entry: Garden of Edens (phrase)

Garden of Edens is a different word from Garden. The synonyms below are for Garden of Edens, not for garden.

  1. an often imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness

    "He recommended the lake as a Garden of Eden for bird-watchers."

    similar: Camelots, Cockaignes, Edens, Elysiums, empyreans, fantasylands, heavens, lotuslands, never-never lands, New Jerusalems, nirvanas, paradises, promised lands, Shangri-las, utopias, Zions
    related: arcadias, dreamlands, dreamworlds, fairylands, wonderlands, blisses, euphorias, joys
    opposite: anti-utopias, dystopias, hells
    near: fool's paradises

Related Entry: Common or garden (adjective)

Common or garden is a different word from Garden. The synonyms below are for common or garden, not for garden.

  1. often observed or encountered

    "lives in a common or garden row house in a nondescript suburb of London"

    similar: common, commonplace, everyday, familiar, frequent, garden-variety, household, ordinary, quotidian, routine, ubiquitous, usual, a dime a dozen
    related: normal, regular, standard, de rigueur, mandatory, obligatory, general, universal, ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, incessant, unceasing, endemic, popular, prevailing, prevalent, rampant, perennial, recurrent, repeated
    opposite: extraordinary, infrequent, rare, seldom, uncommon, unfamiliar, unusual
    near: aberrant, abnormal, irregular, unnatural, intermittent, occasional, sporadic

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Garden

The most common words with a similar meaning to Garden:

British: arable
amphitheater, arena, auditorium, hall, theater, average, common, commonplace, customary, familiar, generic, normal, ordinary, plain, popular, routine, run-of-the-mill, run-of-the-mine, standard, typical, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual, earthly, temporal, worldly, frequent, habitual, regular, everyday, mundane, nitty-gritty, prosaic, terrestrial, workaday, expected, predictable, country, rural, rustic

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Garden

Words with the opposite meaning of Garden:

high-minded, lofty, noble, sublime, aberrant, abnormal, atypical, exceptional, extraordinary, freak, peculiar, phenomenal, rare, singular, special, uncommon, uncustomary, unique, unusual, unwonted, bizarre, curious, far-out, funny, odd, outlandish, out-of-the-way, outré, quaint, quirky

Related Words for Garden

arena theater, music hall, odeum, playhouse, theater-in-the-round, ballroom, lyceum, chamber, house, senate, cafetorium

Word Forms of Garden

Inflections: gardens, gardened, gardening

Derived words: gardenful (noun)

Origin & Etymology of Garden

Middle English gardyn, borrowed from Anglo-French gardyn, gardeyn, jardin, from Old French jart, (Picard and French Flanders) gart "garden" (going back to Old Low Franconian *garda- "enclosure, fence" going back to Germanic *garđa-, whence Old Saxon gard "garden, dwelling, world," Old High German gart "enclosure," Old English geard "fence, enclosure") + -in, probably adjective suffix (going back to Latin -īnus -ine:1), originally in Gallo-Romance *hortus gardīnus "enclosed garden" yard:1

First known use: 13th century

Vocabulary Lists & Topics for Garden

Words & Phrases Containing Garden

garden apartment, garden center, garden city, garden cress, garden heliotrope, garden level, Garden of Eden

Frequently Asked Questions about Garden

What does "Garden" mean?

"Garden" means a plot of ground where herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables are cultivated. As an a noun, a verb and an adjective, it is defined as: a plot of ground where herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables are cultivated. It has 3 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Garden"?

Other words for "Garden" include amphitheater, arena, auditorium, hall, theater, average, common and commonplace. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Garden" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Garden"?

There are 64 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Garden". Common alternatives include amphitheater, arena, auditorium, hall, theater, average, common, commonplace, customary and familiar.

What is the opposite of "Garden"?

Antonyms of "Garden" include high-minded, lofty, noble, sublime, aberrant, abnormal, atypical and exceptional.

How do you use "Garden" in a sentence?

Examples of "Garden" in a sentence: "we used to go to Boston's historic garden to hear concerts and see basketball games".

Is "Garden" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Garden" can be used as a noun, a verb and an adjective, depending on the context.

Is "Garden" useful for IELTS, TOEFL, and other English exams?

As an A1-level word, "Garden" is typical of Cambridge A1 Movers (Young Learners), TOEIC Listening & Reading 120+.

How do you pronounce "Garden"?

"Garden" is pronounced /ˈgär-dᵊn/ and divided into syllables as gar·den.