Synonyms for

Tonnes

Verb / tʌnz / Another word for tonnes — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

A metric unit of weight that is equal to 1000 kilograms.

Synonyms & similar words

mt tonne metricton t MT megagrams gigagrams kilograms hectograms decagrams centigrams milligrams micrograms nanograms picograms femtograms attograms zeptograms yoctograms grains ounces pounds stones

Synonyms by register

Formal

metric ton megagram

Informal

ton

Antonyms

ounce gram pound kilogram milligram microgram

Common collocations

  • hundreds of tonnes
  • thousands of tonnes
  • millions of tonnes
  • weighing many tonnes
  • a few tonnes
  • over 100 tonnes
  • under 50 tonnes

Word family

noun tonne

Usage note

The word 'tonne' is the standard British spelling for a metric unit of mass equal to 1,000 kilograms. The American spelling is 'ton', which can refer to either the metric tonne or the US customary ton (2,000 pounds).

Example sentences

  1. The ship carried twenty tonnes of cargo.
  2. The elephant weighed six tonnes.
  3. The bridge can support up to fifty tonnes of weight.
  4. The truck was carrying ten tonnes of sand.
  5. The airplane can carry over one hundred tonnes of fuel.

Quotes

  • I've been in the mines for years. I worked six days a week and ten hours a day, and I was paid in tonnes of coal. - Lee Kuan Yew
  • I think I'm going to have to live vicariously through my daughter's rebellion because I certainly never did go through adolescence. - Brooke Shields
  • In the 1960s, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird, and people take Prozac to make it normal. - Dolly Parton

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