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

At the time of writing, Brent crude is back up to $78 a barrel, meaningfully above its pre-war level of a little under $70. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 July 2026

Sussman experimented with different profiles, extraction rates, proofs, and other factors before settling on the final staves, which were put into barrels of whiskey to finish for about six weeks and presumably add new flavor. — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 July 2026

Verb

Meanwhile, the tech industry has barreled ahead in its efforts to develop more capable models. — Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

Yes, this is an especially colorful way of articulating more or less what all early-stage VCs are looking for—entrepreneurs who can barrel through, adapt, and ultimately thrive. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 8 July 2026