QUANTITIES Synonyms: 193 Similar and Opposite Words

quantities

noun

plural of quantity

as in loads

a considerable amount I wish you quantities of happiness in the New Year

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as in amounts

a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter they prepared a huge quantity of mashed potatoes for the feast

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Recent Examples of quantities Last year, detectives infiltrated a private WhatsApp group used to advertise and sell large quantities of drugs, police said. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 Those criteria include having an adequate footprint, ground seismology and access to large quantities of water. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026 Previous reports have indicated the iPhone Duo will initially be available in limited quantities. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026 Grid expansion requires enormous quantities of copper and aluminum. — Anthony Milewski, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Ambitious mukbang-ers eager to prove their gastronomic stamina descended on Red Lobster locations across the country to consume absurd quantities of shrimp. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 Its development focuses on a lower-cost design that could be produced in large quantities. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026 Each sneaker in the pack retails for $245 each and will be available in limited quantities from Nike Nbhd retailers. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026 Previous commitments to import certain quantities of goods, such as agricultural products, have not always been met in full, however. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

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Noun

And some manage the difficult trick of tasting like fall without giving off loads of scented-candle energy.

— Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026
PlusAI uses sand to simulate the loads its trailers must carry to support research and development testing, as carrying the material closely mimics real freight conditions.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of loads

Noun

Garon notes that most people who bet on sports do so infrequently and with small amounts of money.

— Shae Lake, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
While natural kratom contains only trace amounts of 7-OH, some companies sell concentrated or synthetic forms of the compound under brand names such as Magic 7OH and 7 O’Heaven for as little as $4 a pop.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of amounts

Noun

Hyatt transformed the resort with six new buildings, including additional guest houses; all 117 rooms have also been overhauled, and there is a new pool as well as tons of new activities and programs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Movement analysis With tons of byes in the area, there wasn’t a ton of room for movement in the local rankings.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of tons

Noun

For Le Labo, Deborah Royer, global brand president and creative director, said the brand still operates with the mindset of an indie — even a dozen years post-acquisition.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Israeli strikes in northern and southern Gaza killed three Palestinians and wounded at least a dozen others, according to health officials at Gaza hospitals.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of dozens

Noun

Along the way, there are a smattering of sea days, typically bunched together in two- or three-day chunks.

— Megan duBois, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026
Damaged Bark Lawn mowers, strimmers, and snowplows can take a major toll on tree health – especially if tree bark is peeled away in large chunks.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of chunks

Noun

There simply wasn’t enough of either scattered across the piles, the team found.

— Mike McRae October 06, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026
Nearby, the neat rows of grapevines and fig trees his family had tended for three generations had vanished under piles of rubble.

— Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of piles

Noun

As the hundreds of thousands of people made their way down the narrow roads following the politician, a few rerouted into the industry event, still carrying big flags and with faces lit up with hope.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Like hundreds of others around the country, the school was closed.

— NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of hundreds

Noun

There are also a couple of bike bundles which include accessories like a passenger guardrail, seat pads and foot boards, pannier bags, and a front rack.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026
This is helped by the fact that Amazon would like to become a one-stop shop for streaming subscribers, as evidenced by recent bundles.

— Peter White, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026

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