tons
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2.1
- noun
- /tʌnz/
- Informal
- We received tons of applications for the job.
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Watch on YouTubeBut I used to check out tons and tons of stuff.
- But I used to check out tons and tons of stuff.
- We made some sales, generated tons of leads to that, right?
- And today I dive into tons of those conversations.
- And I had been struggling with a ton of stuff ever since COVID.
- And also, we bought an absolute ton of new parts.
- Listen, you guys are giving us tons of amazing reviews.
Examples
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THERE'S TONS OF THINGS TO LIKE ABOUT SARAH.
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I BOUGHT TONS OF FOOD.
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But I used to check out tons and tons of stuff.
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And tons of examples here, tons, tons of problems.
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I mean, there were just tons and tons of lies.
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We made some sales, generated tons of leads to that, right?
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And today I dive into tons of those conversations.
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There's still like tons of produce on this plant.
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We got tons and tons of Pokémon cards.
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OKAY SO IF THAT PROFESSION ISN'T FOR YOU, YOU HAVE TONS OF OTHER OPTIONS.
Synonyms
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1.0
A large amount of something
∞
1.0
A large number of people or things
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1.0
A very large number used to mean a lot without an exact count
632
1.4
A large amount of something
561
1.6
A large amount of something, for example patience or money
128
1.0
A large number or amount of something
94
1.0
A large number or amount of things
80
2.0
A large number of people or things
78
8.5
A large amount of something
51
1.8
A large pile of things or a large amount
47
5.7
A large number of things or people
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5.6
A very large number that people use to show a lot
40
9.9
A very large amount of something used in rude speech
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2.5
A very large, not exact number used to say there are many
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7.0
A very large unknown number used to say something is much bigger than it is
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3.5
A very large amount of something
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9.9
To say when there is a large amount or number
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4.8
A large amount of things, for example work, friends, or food
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5.9
A large number of things or people
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6.7
A very large amount of something, for example many things or people
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8.1
A very large number that people use to show exaggeration
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2.1
A large amount of things collected together, often in a stack
8
7.9
A large amount of things like clothes or money
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8.5
A very large amount of something said jokingly
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8.4
A very large number of people or things
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9.1
A very large amount of something
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3.2
A very large, not exact number used to show exaggeration
2
9.9
A very large amount of something used in rude, informal speech
1
4.5
A very large amount, like enough to fill a wagon
1
3.3
A large amount of things, like books or food
1
9.2
A very large amount of something, often said in a friendly or joking way
1
9.2
A very large amount of something you have or get
1
9.9
A very large amount of something usually more than you need
1
8.4
Very large in number with no exact amount and said as a joke
1
9.4
A very large amount of things in informal speech
1
9.9
A very large amount said in a rude, informal way
1
9.9
A very large not exact number people use to mean a huge amount
1
9.9
A very large amount of something said in a rude way
1
9.9
A very large amount of something
A made-up very large number that people use to mean a lot of things
A very large amount used to show that something is extreme
A very large amount of something often said in rude language
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tons comes from the old English word tun meaning 'large barrel', and that idea later gave us the word ton, a measure of how heavy something is. So when you say 'tons of', you mean 'a very large amount', like a great weight of something.