QUANTITY Synonyms: 194 Similar and Opposite Words

quantity

noun

ˈkwän-tə-tē

Definition of quantity

as in loads

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

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as in amount

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 quantity As spotted by MacRumors, those who add more than two iPhone Duos to their cart on the Apple website are prompted to reduce the quantity before purchase. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 20 Oct. 2026 For years, space sustainability experts have warned that the growing number of satellites in orbit and the quantity of dead metal left behind threatens to trigger a dangerous cascade of collisions known as the Kessler Syndrome. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Currency measured in physics Musk expects future currencies to reflect fundamental physical quantities, including power, mass, and energy. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026 The company was early to the game with the original Snap Spectacles in 2016, which were available in limited quantities. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quantity

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Noun

Cranes lift 200-ton loads at mountain bridge site The R4300-200 has a maximum lifting capacity of 200 metric tons (220 US tons) and an 80-meter jib (262 feet).

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Its remaining civil rights workers have described untenable case loads and pressure to dismiss complaints.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of loads

Noun

Taiya Herndon is scheduled to appear for a hearing over the amount of her bail, set at $500,000 to be paid in full, on Thursday.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026
Who knows if SpaceX will win the war, but with the amount of spectrum being bought by Musk and his ability to access capital, Starlink will most likely take share from Charter and Comcast first, and then AT & T and Verizon next.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of amount

Noun

The advance notice allowed Baugh and his colleagues to alert dozens of grooms living in the barns to evacuate before the flood reached them.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
The ruling allowed Oregon and dozens of other Western localities to limit where individuals living in cars, parks and other encampments stayed.

— Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of dozen

Noun

Chicago has been considered the candy capital of the world for a good chunk of its history.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
In lieu of industry success, Hall spent large chunks of the past three decades living, performing, and otherwise working in obscurity in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, and other parts of East Asia.

— Jack Denton, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of chunk

Noun

Goliath and eight other rides at five additional Six Flags parks remain temporarily closed out of an abundance of caution, according to the company.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Beirut's private-press scene has little in common with the studio culture of ’80s Tokyo, where an abundance of resources and technology filtered the same foreign influences into something more perfect and polished.

— Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of abundance

Noun

The rich have been stung by a surprise 20% tax on their offshore wealth, much of it squirreled away in trusts in Hong Kong and Singapore, triggering a new rush for foreign passports.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
That tax—which taxes income, not wealth—charges an additional four per cent on incomes above a million dollars, and its revenues are earmarked for transportation and education.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

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