Synonyms of ton

ton 1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈtən 

as in loads

a considerable amount

I received a ton of advice on the problem—all of it unsolicited

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

ton

2 of 2

noun (2)

ˈtōⁿ 

as in latest

a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time

granite countertops became all the ton in kitchen decor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• latest
• trend
• craze
• enthusiasm
• rage
• vogue
• style
• buzz
• last word
• flavor
• mode
• fashion
• go
• sensation
• hot ticket
• fad
• chic
• dernier cri
• fuss
• crush
• movement
• new wave
• nine day wonder
• hullabaloo
• fervor
• nine days' wonder
• to-do
• crusade
• novelty
• wrinkle
• infatuation
• passion
• cult
• fancy
• bandwagon
• furor
• uproar
• whim
• caprice

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• standard
• classic

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of ton

Noun

Blue Origin says this rocket—named after John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth—can carry almost 50 tons of payload to low Earth orbit and put more than 14 tons into geostationary orbit. —Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 16 Jan. 2025

Winning Super Bowls and putting up a ton of points with New England. —John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025

Usually, these actors are men who’ve either gained a ton of weight to play a superhero or men who’ve lost a ton of weight to play the lead in an Oscar-bait film. —Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 15 Jan. 2025

Baalbek’s Roman remains, among the largest and best preserved in the world, are also among the most mysterious: the Temple of Jupiter sits atop three megaliths weighing around a thousand tons each. —Youmna Melhem Chamieh, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025