Synonyms of ounces

ounces

noun

plural of ounce

as in specks

a very small amount

an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• specks
• splashes
• little
• bits
• sprinklings
• glimmers
• hints
• touches
• handfuls
• licks
• particles
• drams
• traces
• flecks
• dabs
• slivers
• shades
• peanuts
• shadows
• bites
• crumbs
• nips
• rays
• shreds
• smidgens
• driblets
• mites
• sparks
• streaks
• drops
• scruples
• grains
• spatters
• pinches
• smells
• soupçons
• suspicions
• dashes
• smacks
• strains
• spots
• snaps
• minims
• doses
• aces
• parts
• molecules
• drops in the bucket
• syllables
• skoshes
• scintillas
• granules
• portions
• atoms
• tastes
• motes
• nibbles
• patches
• dots
• nubbins
• sections
• iotas
• scraps
• fragments
• morsels
• jots
• chips
• flakes
• whits
• vestiges
• minima
• shards
• semblances
• shavings
• flyspecks
• modicums
• hoots
• smatterings
• tittles
• clippings
• splinters
• scatterings
• shivers
• parings
• smatters
• smithereens
• shots
• tatters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bushels
• quantities
• barrels
• loads
• masses
• buckets
• piles
• fistfuls
• bundles
• mountains
• lots
• stacks
• reams
• wads
• gobs
• heaps
• volumes
• pecks
• boatloads
• rafts
• abundances
• scads
• oodles
• deals
• messes
• much
• wealths
• lashings
• potfuls
• surpluses
• profusions
• excesses
• chunks
• plenties
• slabs
• overages
• passels
• superfluities
• overflows
• overmuch
• hunks
• embarrassments
• bonanzas
• lumps
• surfeits
• oversupplies
• overabundances
• superabundances
• overkills

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ounces

At the world championship, leave more than four ounces behind across your four bottles and you’re disqualified. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026

For breakfast, because Kramnic cannot eat dairy, deputies gave Kramnic two ounces of a potato. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

The main interface features kilograms, ounces, and pounds for easy conversions. — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2026

To make a spray, add five drops of essential oils to 16 ounces of water in a spray bottle, or mix equal parts of vinegar and water, and spray the solution in areas where spiders may be hiding. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026

During the 16-hour flight to Australia, the 49ers had strict instructions on when to sleep, how many ounces of fluids to drink, when to put their window shades up and how often to slip on blue-light glasses. — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Lower-cost diaper rash creams are small tubes (around 4 ounces) that include the most basic ingredients. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2026

The deal will fill the container up to 400 ounces, which is equivalent to two extra-large popcorns, per Cinemark. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Perhaps the best feature of the Assembly is its side mesh pouch for holding, what else, but a Stanley 1913 (up to 24 ounces). — Melissa Knific, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026