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 Like its hyperscaler peers, Oracle works hard to secure all three in healthy quantities. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026 In September 2026 Sam Altman, cofounder and CEO of OpenAI, pushed back against claims about the vast quantities of water consumed by artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026 There was also a bottle of whiskey, six bottles of Coca-Cola and smelling salts of an unspecified quantity. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Vast quantities of crops, land and water are used to raise animals who are then eaten by people. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quantity

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Noun

The deck replacement is necessary because traffic loads on the span have become increasingly heavy, and salt air has eroded bridge materials.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
According to Formlabs, this improves strength, toughness, heat resistance, and resistance to gradual deformation under sustained loads, while producing a harder, less tacky surface.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of loads

Noun

Employees will lessen amount in cold hold and mark it for four-hour disposal.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
The Brewers have an exceptional amount of talent too, and Murphy's routine of pretending like his team is a bunch of humble farmers who were playing stickball out back a few days ago is absurd and offensive.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of amount

Noun

Testing autonomy at sea The three-and-a-half-hour exercise used a modified 368-ton unmanned surface vessel previously operated by the US Navy.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
At that rate, removing one billion tons a year would consume almost 8 percent of all the electricity produced worldwide.

— Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of ton

Noun

To profile their activity in patients with SCLC, the researchers analyzed tumor samples and non-affected biopsies from a dozen patients using single-cell RNA sequencing and immunophenotyping.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Coming from at least three continents, the cast comprises a dozen players, most of whom have collaborated with Ambarchi or appeared on his excellent label, Black Truffle.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of dozen

Noun

Likewise, the idea behind the new Alliance is that forcing Hollywood’s biggest players to source a big chunk of content from outside would reenergize the market.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Court papers filed in that lawsuit show that the loan was set up as a revolving line of credit that allowed Boston Finance Group to borrow chunks of money from CSNT over time.

— Cristian Benavides, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of chunk

Noun

The committees, which are made up of independent directors, would need to agree on the transaction terms of any deal before putting it to shareholders for a vote.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
For more of the best MacKenzie-Childs clearance deals, shop our favorite kitchenware, decor, and more below.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of deal

Noun

One was Larry Page, the 53-year-old Google cofounder who had ties to California for decades and began severing them after the wealth tax proposal.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
The incredible genius of the US is its ability to hoover up investments from everyone — from sovereign wealth funds, to private individuals, to retail, down to the youngest investor.

— Shelly Banjo, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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