Synonyms for billion
ˈbɪl yənbil·lion

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. billion, one million million, 1000000000000noun

   the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen

   Synonyms:
   trillion, zillion, one million million, gazillion, million, jillion, one thousand million

   Antonyms:
   ordinal

2. million, billion, trillion, zillion, jillion, gazillionnoun

   a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)

   "there were millions of flies"

   Synonyms:
   one thousand thousand, one million million million, meg, trillion, gazillion, million, one million million, one thousand million, jillion, zillion

   Antonyms:
   ordinal

3. billion, one thousand million, 1000000000adjective

   the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros

   Synonyms:
   trillion, zillion, one million million, gazillion, million, jillion, one thousand million

   Antonyms:
   ordinal

4. billionadjective

   denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States

   Antonyms:
   ordinal

5. billionadjective

   denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain

   Antonyms:
   ordinal

Matched Categories

1. • Large Indefinite Quantity

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "billion":

   million, billions, bln, trillion, millions, bn, 1bln, zillion

How to pronounce billion?

How to say billion in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use billion in a sentence?

1. Franck Dixmier:

   We will see a huge negative net supply in July --  around 120 billion euros -- and that will bring relief to prices of euro zone government debt.

2. Jeroen Dijsselbloem:

   The agreement paves the way for the formal approval by the ESM Board of Directors on Monday 23 November of disbursing the 2 billion euro sub-tranche linked to the first set of milestones.

3. Francisco Ferreira:

   The risk of the highest case of economic impact of Ebola has been reduced because of the success of containment in some countries. It has not gone to zero because a great level of preparedness and focus is still needed, I would say the outlook has moved closer to the lower case of $3-$4 billion, than the upper case.

4. Derek Halpenny:

   It may not be the end of the matter as U.S. officials are looking at another $100 billion of Chinese imports on which they could impose tariffs if desired.

5. Brian Kuehl:

   There are rightfully many doubts about the President's claim that China will purchase $ 50 billion in ag products in a single year, our hope is that this is not another empty political promise to farmers.