ton (Meaning)
ton (n)
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds
ton ()
pl. of Toe.
ton (n.)
The common tunny, or house mackerel.
The prevailing fashion or mode; vogue; as, things of ton.
A measure of weight or quantity.
The weight of twenty hundredweight.
Forty cubic feet of space, being the unit of measurement of the burden, or carrying capacity, of a vessel; as a vessel of 300 tons burden.
A certain weight or quantity of merchandise, with reference to transportation as freight; as, six hundred weight of ship bread in casks, seven hundred weight in bags, eight hundred weight in bulk; ten bushels of potatoes; eight sacks, or ten barrels, of flour; forty cubic feet of rough, or fifty cubic feet of hewn, timber, etc.
Synonyms & Antonyms of ton
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- whit
- mite
- scrap
- touch
- taste
- ounce
- shred
- sprinkling
- peanuts
- atom
- whit
- dram
- shred
- modicum
- pittance
- taste
- mouthful
- strain
- mite
- ounce
- bit
- pittance
- ray
- tad
- bit
- atom
- particle
- spot
- grain
- hint
- strain
- pinch
- handful
- molecule
- trace
- iota
- hint
- sprinkling
- suspicion
- tad
- trace
- fragment
- ace
- shade
- shade
- ace
- molecule
- spot
- peanuts
- ray
- glimmer
- sprinkle
- dram
- glimmer
- speck
- particle
- mouthful
- fragment
- touch
- scrap
- iota
- speck
- modicum
- sprinkle
- suspicion
- pinch
- shadow
- shadow
- handful
- grain
Synonyms:
- shipload
- good deal
- quite a bit
- multiplicity
- profusion
- stack
- pack
- reams
- myriad
- sheaf
- truckload
- plenitude
- heap
- peck
- gobs
- raft
- much
- pot
- fistful
- bundle
- mountain
- barrel
- carload
- thousands
- boatload
- wad
- all kinds (of)
- bushel
- oodles
- wealth
- hundred
- abundance
- bucket
- mass
- scads
- volume
- basketful
- yard
Antonyms:
- drop
- little
- lack
- tittle
- lick
- smattering
- portion
- streak
- absence
- jot
- piece
- smidgeon
- jot
- fleck
- shot
- streak
- smidgen
- dab
- paucity
- dot
- smidgin
- mote
- scintilla
- dash
- section
- paucity
- drop
- dash
- morsel
- crumb
- shot
- smattering
- dab
- smidgen
- section
- portion
- lick
- absence
- granule
- shortage
- smidge
- smidgeon
- scruple
- lack
- fleck
- shortage
- piece
- morsel
- smidgin
- mote
- granule
- little
- nip
- crumb
- nip
- tittle
- smidge
- dot
- scintilla
- scruple
Synonyms:
- press
- plentitude
- multitude
- excess
- overflow
- bonanza
- overkill
- crush
- overmuch
- lashins
- superfluity
- swarm
- oversupply
- surfeit
- store
- bevy
- flood
- spate
- army
- deluge
- flock
- host
- surplus
- drove
- score
- redundancy
- cram
- throng
- passel
- mess
- gazillion
- embarrassment
- overabundance
- lashings
- plague
- crowd
- zillion
- epidemic
- sight
- superabundance
- potful
- horde
- sea
- overage
- rash
- plateful
- million
- plethora
Antonyms:
ton Sentence Examples
- The ship carried a heavy ton of cargo across the ocean.
- The weightlifter hoisted a two-ton dumbbell with ease.
- The air conditioner emitted a ton of cool air, refreshing the room.
- The book was a tome of knowledge, weighing a ton in both physical and metaphorical terms.
- The construction site required a ton of concrete to build the skyscraper.
- The truck's engine roared with a deafening tonality.
- The music at the concert reached a fever pitch, with the bass reverberating with an almost tangible ton.
- The conversation was heavy with a ton of unspoken emotions.
- The bully taunted his victims with a condescending ton of voice.
- The team's victory brought a ton of joy to the city.
FAQs About the word ton
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds, a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 poundspl. of Toe., The common tunny, or house mackerel., T
slew, deal, chunk, lot, bunch,loads, pile, dozen, quantity, plenty
whit, mite, scrap, touch, taste, ounce, shred, sprinkling, peanuts, atom
The ship carried a heavy ton of cargo across the ocean.
The weightlifter hoisted a two-ton dumbbell with ease.
The air conditioner emitted a ton of cool air, refreshing the room.
The book was a tome of knowledge, weighing a ton in both physical and metaphorical terms.
