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

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

But baby Faye arrived seven weeks premature and weighed just 3 pounds, 15 ounces. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

Prior to donating, the Red Cross advises donors to get a good night’s rest, eat a full meal of iron-rich foods like eggs, meat and spinach, and hydrate with 16 ounces of extra water. — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Don’t think of chocolate as a magnesium supplement, but a little bit (Brancato recommends keeping the serving modest at 1 to 2 ounces) can be part of a healthy eating pattern. — Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 31 Aug. 2026

Morawetz confirms that six to eight ounces per day is reasonable for active adults. — Embry Roberts, Martha Stewart, 30 Aug. 2026

Pricing Happy Head’s topical solution is billed on a monthly basis, with a single bottle containing two ounces of treatment solution. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Cubera snapper are the largest species in the snapper family, and the world record is 124 pounds, 12 ounces, according to the International Game Fish Association. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026