QUANTITY Synonyms: 194 Similar and Opposite Words

quantity

noun

ˈkwän-tə-tē

Definition of quantity

as in loads

a considerable amount I wish you quantities of happiness in the New Year

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as in amount

a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter they prepared a huge quantity of mashed potatoes for the feast

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Recent Examples of quantity To help smaller, innovative brands get past minimum order quantity barriers, Hyosung combines demand from several partners. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026 Milk is the other surprise ingredient here, especially in the quantity of a full cup. — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026 Last year, detectives infiltrated a private WhatsApp group used to advertise and sell large quantities of drugs, police said. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 Those criteria include having an adequate footprint, ground seismology and access to large quantities of water. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quantity

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Noun

This is the kind of test that quickly separates a power station that merely has an impressive number printed on its case from one with an inverter and battery management system capable of handling tough, real-world loads.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Data collected from the test rig could allow manufacturers to design heat pumps and heat exchangers for high temperatures, large loads, and changing conditions.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of loads

Noun

This amount is roughly equivalent to two days of production shut down by the storm.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
The Philippines has revamped its International Co-Production Fund (ICOF) around two tracks, with the amount of cash on offer tied to the size of the Filipino stake in a project.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of amount

Noun

Israeli strikes in northern and southern Gaza killed three Palestinians and wounded at least a dozen others, according to health officials at Gaza hospitals.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
What started as a few dozen brand-name drugs now includes a catalog of more than 800 brand-name and generic medications, offering discounts on everything from popular weight loss drugs to treatments for cancer and rheumatoid arthritis.

— Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of dozen

Noun

Now Calvin is the burly family fisherman, puttering away on his boat, scooping up chunks of ice from nearby glaciers to sell to vodka distilleries.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
Add the brown sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla, salt, baking powder and baking soda to the bowl and use a rubber spatula to press and smear the ingredients until no chunks of butter remain.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of chunk

Noun

Though Latin America’s sprawling club movement is at the forefront of dance music innovation, the inclusion of women has often lagged, despite an abundance of talent.

— Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
To hear Silicon Valley tell it, artificial intelligence will usher in a glorious new era of abundance.

— Ming Lu, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of abundance

Noun

The administration has pitched the accounts as a path to serious wealth.

— Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
Despite the fact that slavery had been abolished, it was transmuted into a different form, one that America continued to exploit to expand its wealth and industry.

— Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026

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