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:
- atom
- ace
- ace
- fragment
- mouthful
- taste
- particle
- iota
- handful
- atom
- scrap
- ounce
- ray
- modicum
- fragment
- scrap
- pittance
- pinch
- speck
- sprinkle
- shade
- shred
- sprinkling
- trace
- handful
- sprinkle
- shade
- particle
- peanuts
- trace
- ray
- mite
- peanuts
- mite
- bit
- strain
- taste
- glimmer
- speck
- spot
- tad
- modicum
- ounce
- whit
- shadow
- dram
- strain
- bit
- hint
- pinch
- grain
- dram
- tad
- hint
- touch
- mouthful
- glimmer
- suspicion
- whit
- shadow
- spot
- grain
- molecule
- pittance
- suspicion
- sprinkling
- touch
- iota
- shred
- molecule
Synonyms:
- mass
- sheaf
- hundred
- reams
- bushel
- wad
- yard
- much
- boatload
- wealth
- all kinds (of)
- pack
- mountain
- oodles
- bundle
- scads
- quite a bit
- good deal
- multiplicity
- plenitude
- bucket
- carload
- barrel
- volume
- gobs
- pot
- peck
- shipload
- basketful
- heap
- raft
- abundance
- thousands
- profusion
- myriad
- stack
- truckload
- fistful
Antonyms:
- smidgen
- dab
- lick
- morsel
- portion
- jot
- nip
- smidgeon
- drop
- streak
- shot
- scintilla
- lick
- dash
- dot
- streak
- crumb
- lack
- smattering
- portion
- morsel
- smidge
- drop
- jot
- piece
- tittle
- section
- piece
- mote
- shortage
- lack
- shot
- smidgin
- smattering
- mote
- little
- fleck
- dash
- shortage
- smidgen
- dot
- nip
- paucity
- crumb
- scintilla
- granule
- scruple
- paucity
- smidgin
- smidgeon
- smidge
- dab
- little
- section
- absence
- granule
- tittle
- absence
- scruple
- fleck
Synonyms:
- drove
- mess
- bevy
- crush
- throng
- store
- horde
- spate
- superfluity
- redundancy
- lashins
- plentitude
- passel
- overkill
- sea
- gazillion
- host
- sight
- rash
- cram
- overage
- overflow
- embarrassment
- plethora
- zillion
- crowd
- flood
- superabundance
- surplus
- score
- deluge
- multitude
- army
- bonanza
- surfeit
- overabundance
- oversupply
- million
- epidemic
- lashings
- flock
- potful
- press
- plague
- plateful
- excess
- swarm
- overmuch
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
chunk, lot, slew,loads, bunch, plenty, quantity, dozen, deal, pile
atom, ace, ace, fragment, mouthful, taste, particle, iota,handful, 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.
