Synonyms of peck

peck 1 of 2

noun

ˈpek 

as in loads

a considerable amount

now you're in a peck of trouble

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

peck

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to nibble

to eat reluctantly and in small bites

found out that fashion models never really eat—they just peck at small meals in expensive restaurants

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nibble
• snack
• pick
• graze
• nosh
• taste

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gorge
• overeat
• swill
• pig out
• gormandize

2

as in to stab

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object

the bird continued to peck the suet cake intently

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stab
• pick
• pierce
• puncture
• jab
• stick
• spit
• pink
• poke
• lance
• spear
• impale
• punch
• run through
• slice
• spike
• gore
• skewer
• transfix
• harpoon
• transpierce
• perforate
• spindle
• thrust
• knife
• riddle
• pike
• prick
• cut
• quill
• poniard
• bayonet
• gimlet
• pinprick
• prong
• dirk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of peck

Noun

One very funny snippet has Elvis giving a sweet peck on the cheek to a little girl at the lip of the stage followed by what appears to be her big sister latching her lips onto him like a mollusk before being peeled off by her mother. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026

This rapid, miniature grunt helps to boost the power behind each peck. — New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2025

Verb

There Are No Foolproof Methods No single technique will completely prevent birds from pecking on your fruits. — Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 24 May 2026

Nyjer thistle seeds are also very small, and many birds will love pecking them off the sides or roof of your edible birdhouse. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 May 2026

Phrases Containing peck

• peck (at)
• peck order