Synonyms of barrel

barrel 1 of 2

noun

ˈber-əl 

1

as in ton

a considerable amount

a visit to an amusement park should be a barrel of laughs

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in tin

a metal container in the shape of a cylinder

a trash barrel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tin
• drum
• bucket
• canister
• can
• pail
• tin can
• cannikin

3

as in pipe

an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages

barrels of fine wine aging in the winery's cellar

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pipe
• cask
• keg
• drum
• tub
• hogshead
• tun
• puncheon
• butt
• firkin
• vat
• kilderkin
• rundlet
• cistern
• scuttlebutt
• can

barrel

2 of 2

verb

as in to race

to proceed or move quickly

faced with a firm deadline, we barreled through the project at a furious pace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• race
• speed
• hurry
• zip
• travel
• rush
• fly
• trot
• scurry
• drive
• jump
• bolt
• dart
• chase
• run
• blow
• scoot
• buzz
• bowl
• ram
• scuttle
• shoot
• dash
• blast
• step
• motor
• zoom
• tear
• belt
• jet
• rocket
• breeze
• rip
• course
• crack (on)
• hump
• pelt
• hare
• career
• whirl
• jog
• bundle
• hurl
• hustle
• bomb
• whisk
• highball
• blaze
• hie
• beat it
• rustle
• cannonball
• hurtle
• hasten
• bustle
• make tracks
• gallop
• nip
• careen
• get a move on
• step on it
• shake a leg
• hotfoot (it)
• streak
• beetle
• sprint
• stampede
• flit
• scamper
• step out
• accelerate
• scuffle
• scud
• catch up
• arrow
• whiz
• outrun
• overtake
• quicken
• outpace
• outstrip
• fast-forward
• beeline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• creep
• drag
• crawl
• poke
• lag
• hang (around or out)
• linger
• poke
• tarry
• lumber
• loiter
• stroll
• dawdle
• shuffle
• saunter
• amble
• slow (down or up)
• decelerate
• plod
• dillydally
• dally

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of barrel

Noun

Since the war started at the end of February, oil prices have surged past $100 per barrel on several occasions. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026

The barrel-leg silhouette gives them a sleeker shape, while the mid-weight fabric feels soft and resists wrinkles. — Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026

Verb

The grizzly bear had just busted over the low ridge at 40 yards, and was barreling right at me. — Todd Orr, Outdoor Life, 30 July 2026

Each episode barrels forward with the logic of a live-action cartoon, hijacking the visual language of everything from My Dinner With Andre to Dog Day Afternoon, while cramming in references to pop culture, video games, and Canadian esoterica. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 July 2026