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