amounts

NOUN

quantity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bulk chunk extent load lot measure number supply ton volume

STRONG

bags bundle expanse flock gob heap hunk jillion magnitude mass mess mint oodles pack passel peck pile scads score slat slew whopper

WEAK

aplenty mucho

NOUN

total

Synonyms

STRONGEST

budget cost damage expense extent lot outlay output price tag product sum

STRONG

addition aggregate body entirety list net quantum score set-back tab whole

WEAK

all bad news tidy sum

Antonyms

STRONG

individual one part

NOUN

whole effect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

burden import result value

STRONG

body core matter purport sense significance substance thrust upshot

WEAK

full value

Antonyms

STRONG

insignificance meaninglessness nothing nothingness

VERB

equal, add up to

Synonyms

STRONG

aggregate approach approximate become correspond effect extend grow match mean number purport reach rival sum tally total touch

WEAK

be equivalent to be tantamount to check with come to develop into

Antonyms

STRONG

decrease depart fail leave lessen shrink subtract

Example Sentences

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amounts

Substantial amounts of money investors sent him were actually used to buy a house, a court heard in June 2025.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

So I went ahead and swapped my normal creams containing high amounts of glycerin, aloe and other plant-based ingredients for tallow-based alternatives for a two-week period.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026

Even in such small amounts, these elements are highly valuable to astronomers because they preserve clues about the history and chemical development of the cosmos.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026

Yancopoulos is chasing a different angle: Patients on GLP-1s can lose significant amounts of muscle along with fat, a particular risk for older adults, who need the strength to stay independent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Greg Lippmann watched his counterparts at Goldman Sachs find and exploit someone else’s willingness to sell huge amounts of cheap insurance on subprime mortgage bonds and pretty much instantly guessed the seller’s identity.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis