thousands

NOUN

many

Synonyms

WEAK

gobs heaps horde jillion large numbers mass multitude oodles piles plenty scads scores throng tons umpteen whole slew

Antonyms

WEAK

few

NOUN

much

Synonyms

STRONGEST

plenty

STRONG

abundance amplitude barrel breadth completeness copiousness excess exuberance fullness gobs heaps loads lots lump mass mess mountain multiplicity oodles overage oversupply pack peck pile plentifulness plethora profuseness riches scads sufficiency superabundance superfluity tons volume wealth

WEAK

a lot all kinds of appreciable amount great quantity very much

Antonyms

STRONG

dearth deficiency incompleteness insufficiency lack little need poverty scarcity want

NOUN

myriad

Synonyms

STRONGEST

multitude slew

STRONG

army flood heap horde host loads mint mountain oodles scores stacks swarm

Antonyms

WEAK

little

NOUN

oodles

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lots tons

STRONG

abundance billions gobs heaps loads masses millions piles plenty scads zillions

WEAK

large number many

Antonyms

STRONG

lack

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Female Mexican fruit flies lay thousands of eggs in their lifetime.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Tens of thousands of people are still believed to be missing.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Built as part of efforts to modernize Venezuela, the buildings now symbolize the country's dire situation after twin quakes on Wednesday left nearly 1,500 people confirmed dead and tens of thousands missing.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Meanwhile, 12-year NBA veteran Ed Davis and his associates were raking in thousands of dollars betting on Beasley’s statistics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Coal mining companies failed, and thousands of miners found themselves out of work and their families destitute.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

thousands

Example Sentences

Related Words