tons

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/tʌnz/

noun

Lots; large quantities or numbers (of people or things).

“Tons of people attended the game.”

Similar
a lota thing or twoloadsdozensheapslotspilesscores
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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of ton
nountons pl (plural only)
  1. colloquialpluralplural onlyLots; large quantities or numbers (of people or things).

    Tons of people attended the game.

    1 more example

    I have tons of pens, but none of them work.

    Synonyms: a lot, a thing or two, loads

Synonyms & antonyms

nounLots; large quantities or numbers (of people or things).

Similar
a lota thing or twoloads

More synonyms by meaning

nouna large number or amount

Similar
dozensheapslotspilesscoresstacksloadsraftsslewswadsoodlesgobsscadslashings
Broader
large indefinite quantitylarge indefinite amount
Also see
a lota thing or twodozensheapsloadslotsoodlespilesscoresstacks

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tons

onesrunsgunssunsbunsnonesone'syou-uns
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Sounds the same

tonnestunstonnestuns

Anagrams

Stonsnotonst
Cite this entry
APA

tons. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tons

MLA

“tons.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tons. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tons,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tons.

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