QUANTITIES Synonyms: 193 Similar and Opposite Words

quantities

noun

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plural of quantity

as in loads

a considerable amount I wish you quantities of happiness in the New Year

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as in amounts

a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter they prepared a huge quantity of mashed potatoes for the feast

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Recent Examples of quantities Even states that neither import nor export huge quantities of goods ultimately had to pay the price of tariffs in the form of higher food prices, as farmers began passing costs down to consumers. —

Tristan Bove, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026 Parts of several common plants, including rhubarb leaves, are harmful only if eaten in large quantities. —

Midwest Living, 14 Apr. 2026 Whereas AlphaEvolve was trying to optimize particular quantities, Ryu wanted to prove things about the conditions under which optimization algorithms work. —

Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026 The rapid, relentless, exponential expansion of the Universe took whatever entropy might have pre-existed within a specific region of space — occupying a certain volume of space — and inflated that volume to tremendous quantities. —

Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026 Those are vast quantities, but the researchers said that definitely doesn’t mean there is plenty of water to recklessly use up. —

Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 Foods with short shelf lives, like fresh produce, dairy, and oils, spoil quickly when bought in large quantities. —

Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 9 Apr. 2026 Back then, stray dogs mingled with working dogs and beloved pets, roaming the city, eating abundant quantities of garbage, and becoming in the process a symptom of the growing city’s chaos. —

Rachel Sugar, Curbed, 8 Apr. 2026 Similar quantities of caladiums can be found in ground plantings. —

Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026

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As trucks roared up the landfill and dumped fresh loads of trash, adults and children alike rushed forward, gathering beneath cascading avalanches of waste to grab anything of value.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
The 37-year-old is aging like fine wine, averaging nearly 26 points per game for the Houston Rockets while shouldering one of the heaviest minutes loads in the league.

— Joe Vardon, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026