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. Lourenco Goncalves:

   During these past 13 months, just by these three companies, an amount of more or less $50 billion EBITDA was destroyed.

2. Patrick Burke:

   Some of the rainfall was outlandishly fast, several of our reliable rain-spotters reported seeing multiple inches of rain in under an hour. That much water in a short time just accelerates the amount of damage that can happen.

3. Chuck Schumer:

   One of our goals in the upcoming Build Back Better plan is to extend this way beyond December 31. Many of us would like to make this permanent, but we're going to extend it. It will be extended for sure, for a very a significant amount of time, and we will see if we will get the permanence we are fighting for, so this is very, very important for everybody.

4. Mike DelPrete:

   IBuying is appealing to a surprisingly large amount of people, the pitch is speed, certainty and convenience. You don't have to worry about the uncertainty of the market and how long it will take to sell, getting the house ready to show, which agent to choose.

5. Mary Tavarozzi:

   We've seen many employers expanding their amount of paid leave available, but it would be a small number of industries with a relatively small-to-medium size population that could afford to do something as extensive as Netflix Inc.