Synonyms of gob

gob 1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈgäb 

1

as in chunk

a small uneven mass

grabbed a gob of clay from the block and threw it on the pottery wheel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chunk
• wad
• hunk
• glob
• clump
• lump
• blob
• dollop
• knob
• gobbet
• nub
• piece
• nugget
• bead
• clod
• clot
• globule
• nubble
• bit
• drop
• particle
• patch
• portion
• bulk
• chip
• granule
• crumb
• block
• scrap
• body
• morsel
• nubbin

2

as in ton

gobs plural a considerable amount

has gobs of money

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ton
• plenty
• loads
• dozen
• yard
• lot
• abundance
• wealth
• quantity
• pile
• chunk
• slew
• bucket
• wad
• fistful
• stack
• heap
• barrel
• hundred
• truckload
• mountain
• peck
• all kinds (of)
• bushel
• raft
• boatload
• reams
• pot
• quite a bit
• plateful
• good deal
• volume
• carload
• sheaf
• mess
• multiplicity
• bundle
• lashings
• sight
• oodles
• profusion
• myriad
• shipload
• store
• plenitude
• scads
• bunch
• potful
• pack
• basketful
• deal
• mass
• spate
• thousands
• much
• lashins
• passel
• plentitude
• surplus
• flood
• excess
• plague
• overflow
• rash
• million
• overabundance
• superabundance
• sea
• surfeit
• swarm
• plethora
• embarrassment
• bonanza
• deluge
• oversupply
• superfluity
• epidemic
• redundancy
• press
• horde
• overkill
• overage
• cram
• score
• army
• throng
• flock
• multitude
• overmuch
• crush
• bevy
• legion
• crowd
• host
• mob
• herd
• zillion
• drove
• gazillion
• jillion
• kazillion
• trillion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mouthful
• bit
• handful
• taste
• peanuts
• ounce
• touch
• dab
• lick
• particle
• pinch
• grain
• spot
• ray
• ace
• strain
• speck
• dram
• sprinkling
• hint
• mite
• pittance
• fragment
• scrap
• suspicion
• streak
• shadow
• atom
• nip
• shade
• molecule
• dot
• sprinkle
• crumb
• granule
• glimmer
• trace
• tad
• mote
• scruple
• modicum
• whit
• iota
• scintilla
• shred
• jot
• smidgin
• smidgen
• smidgeon
• drop
• tittle
• smattering
• little
• morsel
• dash
• piece
• fleck
• portion
• section
• smidge
• driblet
• shot
• nubbin
• flyspeck
• lack
• shortage
• absence
• smatter
• poverty
• paucity
• famine
• scarcity
• dearth
• want
• deficiency
• deficit
• insufficiency
• inadequacy
• undersupply
• scarceness
• meagerness
• scantiness
• skimpiness
• scantness

gob

2 of 3

noun (2)

ˈgȯb 

chiefly British

as in mouth

the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal

he threatened the yob with a punch in the gob if he didn't stop insulting everyone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mouth
• yap
• piehole
• chops
• kisser
• jaws
• mug
• trap
• face
• puss
• muzzle
• maw
• visage
• countenance
• mandible
• gullet
• maxilla

gob

3 of 3

noun (3)

ˈgäb 

as in sailor

one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel

avast, ye gobs, and haul anchor!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sailor
• mariner
• navigator
• tar
• salt
• swab
• seaman
• hearty
• shipman
• swabby
• sea dog
• swabbie
• jack
• seafarer
• jack-tar
• shipmate
• crewman
• deckhand
• lubber
• coxswain
• able seaman
• limey
• able-bodied seaman
• sailboater
• lime-juicer
• powerboater

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gob

Noun

After buying tickets, which average $34 per person, visitors are handed a gob of slime and invited to smack it against a wall. —Megan Sauer, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025

The series of films also spawned gobs of merchandise — more movies in the three Fantastic Beasts prequel films, a TV series in development at HBO, as well as clothes, jewelry, toys, games, and even theme parks — plus generations of die-hard fans. —Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 26 Feb. 2025

Major tech companies are spending unprecedented gobs of money on data centers, as Axios' Michael Flaherty recently reported. —Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025

The culture of the Dallas Cowboys is to make money gobs of money, to be relevant, cheerleaders, and, if winning happens, great. —Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2025