Synonyms for
Mass
Definition
a large number of things or people crowded together
Synonyms & similar words
deal
pot
greatdeal
passel
mint
batch
slew
mountain
hatful
stack
mass
hoipolloi
quitealittle
bulk
tidysum
wad
muckle
spate
mickle
heap
thegreatunwashed
volume
aggregate
masses
mess
crowd
throng
swarm
multitude
horde
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.
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