Synonyms for
Mass
Definition
a large number of things or people crowded together
Synonyms & similar words
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lot
batch
plenty
flock
wad
volume
bulk
aggregate
people
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mess
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hatful
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muckle
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mint
crowd
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multitude
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legion
flock
herd
mob
group
assembly
gathering
congregation
company
collection
heap
pile
stack
mountain
load
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- mass production
- mass media
- mass appeal
- mass extinction
- mass grave
- mass transit
- mass hysteria
- mass market
Word family
Usage note
As a noun, 'mass' can refer to a large quantity or a body of people/things. As a verb, it means to form into a mass or gather together. 'Massive' is the common adjective form.
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Example sentences
- The mass of books on the shelf tipped over.
- The mass of balloons filled the room.
- A mass of people were waiting in line for tickets.
- The mass of leaves covered the ground.
- The mass of clouds blocked the sun.
Quotes
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. - Henry David Thoreau
We are all born mad. Some remain so. - Samuel Beckett
The mass of the people regard as profound only those truths which are palpable and can be read off hand. - Georg C. Lichtenberg