Synonyms of gob

gob 1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈgäb 

1

as in chunk

a small uneven mass

She grabbed a gob of clay from the block and threw it on the pottery wheel.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chunk
• wad
• hunk
• glob
• clump
• lump
• blob
• dollop
• knob
• gobbet
• nub
• piece
• nugget
• bead
• clod
• clot
• globule
• nubble
• bit
• drop
• particle
• patch
• portion
• bulk
• chip
• granule
• crumb
• block
• scrap
• body
• morsel
• nubbin

2

as in ton

gobs plural a considerable amount

They have gobs of money

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ton
• loads
• plenty
• dozen
• lot
• yard
• hundred
• chunk
• wad
• bucket
• pile
• fistful
• heap
• quantity
• stack
• mountain
• truckload
• barrel
• all kinds (of)
• peck
• bushel
• abundance
• boatload
• reams
• pot
• quite a bit
• raft
• plateful
• good deal
• wealth
• carload
• sheaf
• lashings
• volume
• profusion
• oodles
• mess
• slew
• myriad
• shipload
• multiplicity
• bundle
• plenitude
• store
• thousands
• scads
• pack
• basketful
• potful
• bunch
• sight
• deal
• mass
• spate
• much
• passel
• plentitude
• surplus
• excess
• plague
• rash
• flood
• overabundance
• superabundance
• surfeit
• sea
• plethora
• embarrassment
• bonanza
• deluge
• swarm
• overflow
• million
• oversupply
• superfluity
• epidemic
• redundancy
• press
• horde
• overkill
• overage
• cram
• army
• throng
• flock
• multitude
• score
• overmuch
• bevy
• crush
• crowd
• host
• legion
• mob
• herd
• zillion
• drove
• gazillion
• jillion
• kazillion
• trillion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mouthful
• bit
• handful
• taste
• peanuts
• ounce
• touch
• dab
• lick
• particle
• pinch
• grain
• spot
• ray
• ace
• strain
• speck
• dram
• sprinkling
• hint
• mite
• pittance
• fragment
• scrap
• suspicion
• streak
• shadow
• atom
• nip
• shade
• molecule
• dot
• sprinkle
• crumb
• granule
• glimmer
• trace
• tad
• mote
• scruple
• modicum
• whit
• iota
• scintilla
• shred
• jot
• smidgen
• drop
• tittle
• smattering
• little
• morsel
• dash
• piece
• fleck
• portion
• section
• driblet
• shot
• nubbin
• flyspeck
• lack
• shortage
• absence
• smatter
• poverty
• paucity
• famine
• scarcity
• dearth
• want
• deficiency
• deficit
• insufficiency
• inadequacy
• undersupply
• scarceness
• meagerness
• scantiness
• skimpiness
• scantness

gob

2 of 3

noun (2)

ˈgȯb 

chiefly British

as in mouth

the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal

The barman demanded that the loud bloke shut his gob or risk getting sent out of the place.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mouth
• yap
• piehole
• chops
• kisser
• mug
• trap
• jaws
• puss
• muzzle
• face
• maw
• visage
• countenance
• mandible
• gullet
• maxilla

gob

3 of 3

noun (3)

ˈgäb 

as in sailor

one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel

Avast, ye gobs, and haul anchor!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sailor
• mariner
• navigator
• tar
• salt
• swab
• seaman
• hearty
• shipman
• sea dog
• swabbie
• jack
• seafarer
• jack-tar
• shipmate
• crewman
• deckhand
• lubber
• coxswain
• able seaman
• limey
• able-bodied seaman
• sailboater
• lime-juicer
• powerboater

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gob

Noun

The dough is rolled and wrapped and rolled again, with gobs of butter and ghee and a final brushing of oil on the grill. — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026

And in the age of AI, where companies may be lowering their headcount and the remaining employees are using gobs of expensive AI compute, the old way of charging customers may need to evolve. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2026

Hodgson’s superpower is his extreme likability, understanding each organic beat that gets his Kenneth into the most devastating revelations the play offers, but with gobs of beauty spilled throughout; his vulnerability is pure divinity. — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2026

The specials ranged from $9 for a margherita pizza to $14 for one topped with prosciutto and gobs of burrata cheese, pictured above. — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2026