Synonyms of mass

mass 1 of 3

noun

1

as in populace

masses plural the body of the community as contrasted with the elite

the masses demanded the elimination of tax breaks for the rich

Synonyms & Similar Words

• populace
• public
• crowd
• people
• mob
• millions
• commons
• commoners
• multitude
• plebeians
• plebs
• rank and file
• herd
• cattle
• proletariat
• hoi polloi
• rabble
• unwashed
• rout
• scum
• rabblement
• middle class
• bourgeoisie
• trash
• ragtag and bobtail
• tag, rag, and bobtail
• riffraff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elite
• fat
• flower
• cream
• choice
• aristocracy
• pink
• upper crust
• pride
• elect
• pick
• A-list
• society
• quality
• best
• royalty
• nobility
• corps d'elite
• gentry
• gentility
• patriciate
• peerage
• gentlefolk
• haute monde

2

as in loads

a considerable amount

I have a mass of work to do tonight

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in body

a distinct and separate portion of matter

a mass of leaves in a corner of the yard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• body
• amount
• quantity
• volume
• object
• bulk
• item
• material
• aggregate
• substance
• quantum
• thing
• whole
• stuff
• totality
• entirety

4

as in weight

the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts

when taking pictures, focus your attention on the mass of the main subject

Synonyms & Similar Words

• body
• weight
• bulk
• core
• majority
• staple
• essence
• chief
• burden
• whole
• main
• nature
• substance
• amount
• bottom
• entirety
• middle
• center
• root
• heart
• heft
• generality
• total
• brunt
• sum
• focus
• meat
• aggregate
• matter
• subject
• marrow
• nucleus
• kernel
• quantum
• soul
• totality
• stuff
• hub
• text
• topic
• theme
• seat
• pitch
• sum total
• argument
• nut
• affair
• quintessence
• pith
• point
• motif
• essentiality
• crux
• gist
• nub
• purport

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extension
• component
• element
• part
• constituent
• ingredient
• section
• appendage
• accessory
• segment
• adjunct
• piece
• division
• offshoot
• quality
• side
• angle
• aspect
• feature
• facet

5

as in majority

the largest part or quantity of something

believes that the great mass of voters are in the political center and consider themselves neither conservative nor liberal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• majority
• bulk
• preponderance
• plurality
• generality
• lion's share
• maximum
• most
• loads
• abundance
• heap
• wealth
• profusion
• lot
• reams
• plenty
• scads
• oodles
• much

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minority
• few
• handful
• least
• minimum
• couple
• smattering
• sprinkling

6

as in throng

a great number of persons or creatures massed together

a huge mass of people had gathered in the park to protest the government's latest policy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throng
• swarm
• flock
• crowd
• horde
• masses
• multitude
• mob
• army
• legion
• crush
• bike
• press
• drove
• host
• millions
• herd
• rout
• cram
• rabble
• scrum
• heap
• pile
• rabblement
• gaggle
• mountain
• jam
• riffraff
• logjam

mass

2 of 3

adjective

as in reciprocal

Related Words

• reciprocal
• popular
• bilateral
• synergistic
• general
• symbiotic
• consensual
• collective
• universal
• generic
• communal
• joint
• synergic
• mutual
• concerted
• multiple
• public
• two-way
• cooperative
• combined
• pooled
• collaborative
• united
• conjoint
• shared
• common
• conjunct

Dissimilar Words

• individual
• single
• personal
• unilateral
• solitary
• private
• one-man
• sole
• exclusive
• several
• independent
• separate
• one-way
• particular
• special
• one-sided
• specialized
• esoteric

mass

3 of 3

verb

as in to accumulate

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass

clouds massing on the western side of the mountain range

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accumulate
• gather
• collect
• conglomerate
• concentrate
• amass
• pile (up)
• stack (up)
• build up
• lump
• accrete
• drift
• clump
• ridge
• agglutinate
• bank

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disperse
• dissipate
• scatter

Synonym Chooser

How is the word mass different from other nouns like it?

The words bulk and volume are common synonyms of mass. While all three words mean "the aggregate that forms a body or unit," mass suggests an aggregate made by piling together things of the same kind.

a mass of boulders

Where would bulk be a reasonable alternative to mass?

While the synonyms bulk and mass are close in meaning, bulk implies an aggregate that is impressively large, heavy, or numerous.

the darkened bulk of the skyscrapers

In what contexts can volume take the place of mass?

The words volume and mass are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, volume applies to an aggregate without shape or outline and capable of flowing or fluctuating.

a tremendous volume of water

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mass

Noun

The bills were proposed as polls show American voters have broader concerns about mass data collection by both private companies and the government. —Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026

Naturally, there are plenty of other major factors that will determine how long astronauts will have to spend to get to Mars, from propulsion methods and fuel capacity to the total mass of the payload. —Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026

Adjective

There will be mass hallucinations, legal exorcisms, shady book launderers, and scarlet daggers. —Willa Rubin, NPR, 1 May 2026

The company didn’t want its technology used for mass domestic surveillance of US citizens or for fully autonomous weapons systems. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 1 May 2026

Verb

Trump has declared success and pressured Iran to agree to a deal to end the war, while massing new troops in the Middle East and threatening intense escalation if Tehran doesn't reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz trade route. —Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026

The nectar plants should be massed together in groups of three and five by color. —Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 3 Apr. 2026