Synonyms for amount
əˈmaʊntamount

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. amountverb

   Synonyms:
   reach, rise, come, attain, extend

   Antonyms:
   fall, recede, relapse, decline, fail

2. amountnoun

   Synonyms:
   total, aggregate, sum, whole, quantity, totality, equality

   Antonyms:
   failure, decrease, deficiency, portion, instalment, deficit, insufficiency

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. sum, sum of money, amount, amount of moneynoun

   a quantity of money

   "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient"

   Synonyms:
   nitty-gritty, sum total, marrow, meat, join, quantity, core, summation, sum, total, aggregate, amount of money, union, gist, heart and soul, totality, sum of money, substance, nub, center, centre, kernel, measure, essence, heart, inwardness, pith

2. amountnoun

   the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion

   "an adequate amount of food for four people"

   Synonyms:
   total, sum of money, measure, quantity, amount of money, sum

3. measure, quantity, amountnoun

   how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

   Synonyms:
   measure, standard, measuring stick, metre, quantity, meter, mensuration, sum, total, measuring, amount of money, criterion, sum of money, step, bill, measurement, bar, beat, cadence, measuring rod, touchstone

4. sum, amount, totalverb

   a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers

   Synonyms:
   nitty-gritty, sum total, marrow, meat, join, quantity, core, summation, sum, total, aggregate, amount of money, union, gist, heart and soul, totality, sum of money, substance, nub, center, centre, kernel, measure, essence, heart, inwardness, pith

5. amountverb

   be tantamount or equivalent to

   "Her action amounted to a rebellion"

   Synonyms:
   total, number, add up, come

6. total, number, add up, come, amountverb

   add up in number or quantity

   "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000"

   Synonyms:
   tot, descend, tote up, hail, get, add, get along, fare, numerate, sum, add up, come in, come up, tot up, list, fall, sum up, do, follow, occur, enumerate, count, issue forth, make out, number, tally, derive, make sense, come, add together, total, summate, arrive, keep down

7. come, add up, amountverb

   develop into

   "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans"

   Synonyms:
   fare, derive, tally, summate, issue forth, tot, tot up, sum, total, make out, occur, arrive, number, come up, hail, follow, add together, add, get, descend, come, fall, get along, make sense, tote up, do, come in, sum up, add up

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1. • Assets
   • Become
   • Magnitude

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. amountnoun

   Synonyms:
   aggregate, sum total

2. amountnoun

   Synonyms:
   effect, substance, purport, result

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1. amountnoun

   Synonyms:
   total, sum

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1. List of paraphrases for "amount":

   quantity, sum, amounts, volume, value, quantities, number, level, teneur, montant, figure, somme, quantum, size, total, qty, cantidad, provision, payment, money, tune, importance, extent

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1. Scott Swartzwelder:

   More and more, we're finding that both in the animal models and in the clinical literature, that it does look like if you give an adolescent a certain amount of alcohol repeatedly over a certain amount of time, and you give a parallel treatment to an adult for a comparable period of time, the adolescent will have suffered more long-term negative effects than the adult.

2. Michael Pirl:

   To what extent can you persuade guests to continue buying or consuming the same amount of products? If the beer or wine gets more expensive, would you drink the same amount as before?

3. Sir Winston Churchill:

   MacDonald has the gift of compressing the largest amount of words into the smallest amount of thoughts.

4. Judge Holly Meyer:

   If the evidence indicates that the defendant should have paid more in support than the amount set forth in this Order, the Court may order that he pay an additional amount after receiving credit for the amount he has paid.

5. Napolean Hill:

   The starting point of all achievement is desire. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desire brings weak results, Just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.