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