11+ words for size and amount

Words for how big, how many and how much: immense, puny, scarce, superfluous, innumerable. Several measure amount rather than size. Scarce means there isn’t enough; superfluous means there is more than anyone needs.

There are 76 words here: 54 describing words, 8 doing words, 12 naming words and 2 others. Each has its meaning, an example sentence and similar words. Tap a word for its opposites and a practice question.

Describing words (adjectives)54

abundant: More than enough of something; plenty of it.; Apples were so abundant in the orchard that we filled every basket we had.; Similar: plentiful
ample: More than enough; plenty of room or plenty of something.; There was ample space in the tent for all four of us and the dog.; Similar: plentiful, abundant
approximate: Close to the right amount, but not exact.; The approximate cost is thirty pounds, give or take a little.; Similar: rough, near, estimated
bountiful: Giving or containing a very large amount.; The harvest was bountiful this year, with carrots and pumpkins piled high in the barn.; Similar: plentiful, generous, rich
colossal: Extremely large; absolutely huge.; A colossal wave rose over the harbour wall, taller than the houses behind it.; Similar: huge, giant, enormous
cumbersome: Heavy and awkward to carry or use.; The knight's cumbersome armour clanked and made climbing the stairs almost impossible.; Similar: bulky, heavy, clumsy
dense: Packed closely together, or very thick.; The forest was so dense that hardly any sunlight reached the ground between the crowded trees.; Similar: thick, packed, solid
destitute: Having no money and none of the things you need to live.; The storm destroyed the family's home and left them destitute, with nothing but the clothes they wore.; Similar: poor, penniless, needy
diluted: Made weaker or thinner by adding water or another liquid.; The diluted orange squash tasted more like water than juice.; Similar: weakened, watery, thinned
economical: Careful not to waste money, time or materials.; Buying the big box of cereal is more economical than buying three small ones.; Similar: thrifty, sparing, careful
enormous: Extremely large.; The enormous pumpkin was so heavy that it took four of us to lift it onto the cart.; Similar: huge, giant, massive
extraordinary: So unusual or amazing that it is far beyond normal.; With one extraordinary leap, the goalkeeper flew across the goal and tipped the ball over the bar.; Similar: amazing, unusual, remarkable
gigantic: Very much bigger than normal.; A gigantic wave, taller than a house, rolled towards the little fishing boat.; Similar: huge, giant, enormous
hefty: Big, heavy and solid.; It took two of us to carry the hefty box of books up the stairs.; Similar: heavy, big, bulky
immense: Huge in size or amount, often too big to measure easily.; An immense whale rose from the water, bigger than the boat itself.; Similar: huge, vast, giant
inferior: Not as good as something else.; The cheap umbrella was inferior to our old one and broke in the first gust of wind.; Similar: worse, lesser, poorer
infinite: Without any end or limit.; The list of counting numbers is infinite: however big a number you think of, you can always add one more.; Similar: endless, limitless
innumerable: Too many to be counted.; On the clearest nights, innumerable stars glittered above the campsite.; Similar: countless, endless, many
intense: Very strong or extreme.; The intense heat of the midday sun sent everyone looking for shade.; Similar: strong, extreme, fierce
invaluable: Extremely useful or precious.; Her torch proved invaluable when the power cut plunged the house into darkness.; Similar: precious, priceless, useful
laden: Carrying a very heavy load.; The donkey plodded up the hill, laden with baskets of oranges.; Similar: loaded, full, packed
lavish: Very grand and costing a lot.; The palace threw a lavish feast with golden plates and seven kinds of cake.; Similar: grand, rich, fancy
liberal: Given freely and in large amounts.; Dad put a liberal helping of cream on my strawberries.; Similar: generous, plentiful, lavish
lofty: Very tall or high up.; Eagles nested on the lofty peaks far above the valley floor.; Similar: tall, high, towering
mammoth: Huge in size or amount.; Cleaning the whole hall alone was a mammoth task that took all day.; Similar: huge, giant, enormous
meagre: Very small in amount and not enough.; Their meagre supper of one shared bread roll left everyone still hungry.; Similar: scanty, poor, measly
mere: Nothing more than; only.; The kitten was a mere ball of fluff when we first brought her home.; Similar: only, bare
miniature: Very small, like a tiny copy of something bigger.; Inside the dolls' house was a miniature kitchen with pans the size of buttons.; Similar: tiny, small, mini
moderate: Neither too much nor too little, around the middle.; We set off at a moderate pace, quick enough to keep warm but easy enough to chat.; Similar: medium, mild, middling
monumental: Extremely large or important.; Cleaning the whole beach in one afternoon was a monumental task, but the class managed it.; Similar: huge, massive, great
notable: Important or interesting enough to be noticed and remembered.; The most notable moment of sports day was Priya beating the school record by ten whole seconds.; Similar: important, special, famous
numerous: Very many in number.; There were numerous stars in the sky that night, far too many for anyone to count.; Similar: many, countless
plentiful: Available in large amounts; more than enough.; Blackberries were plentiful that autumn, so every family in the village made jam.; Similar: abundant, ample
potent: Very strong and powerful in its effect.; The wizard's potion was so potent that one tiny drop sent the giant to sleep for a year.; Similar: strong, powerful, mighty
prosperous: Rich and successful.; The prosperous merchant lived in a grand house by the harbour.; Similar: wealthy, thriving, successful
puny: Small and weak.; Next to the giant wrestler, the puny robber didn't stand a chance.; Similar: weak, tiny, scrawny
robust: Strong, healthy and unlikely to break.; The robust wooden bench had survived fifty winters in the park.; Similar: strong, sturdy, tough
scanty: Too small in amount, or only just enough.; The hungry birds pecked at the scanty crumbs left on the bench.; Similar: skimpy, poor, insufficient
scarce: Hard to find because there is very little of it.; Water was so scarce in the desert that every single drop had to be saved.; Similar: rare, limited
significant: Big or important enough to be worth noticing.; There has been a significant improvement in her handwriting this term.; Similar: important, major, notable
sparse: Spread out thinly, with only a small amount in each place.; Only a few sparse tufts of grass grew on the rocky mountainside.; Similar: thin, scattered, few
stupendous: Amazingly large or impressive.; The magician's final trick was so stupendous that the whole audience gasped.; Similar: amazing, wonderful, huge
substantial: Large enough to matter.; A substantial part of the garden is taken up by the pond.; Similar: large, considerable, hefty
sufficient: As much as is needed; enough.; One tin of paint should be just sufficient for a room this size, with none to spare.; Similar: enough, adequate
superfluous: More than is needed, and so not necessary.; With the sun shining, our umbrellas were superfluous.; Similar: unnecessary, excess, surplus
superior: Better, higher or more important than others.; The home team's superior skills won them the cup.; Similar: better, finer, greater
tremendous: Extremely large or extremely good.; A tremendous cheer shook the stadium when the home team scored.; Similar: huge, enormous, great
trivial: So small and unimportant that it hardly matters.; They argued about something trivial, the colour of a bottle top, and forgot it by lunch.; Similar: minor, small, petty
unique: Being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else.; The stamp in Grandad's album is unique: it is the only one ever printed with a spelling mistake.; Similar: one-of-a-kind
unsurpassed: Better than all others; never beaten.; The view from the mountain top was unsurpassed.; Similar: unrivalled, supreme, unbeaten
unwieldy: Awkward to carry or use because it is big and clumsy.; The unwieldy wardrobe got stuck halfway up the stairs.; Similar: awkward, clumsy, bulky
utter: Complete and total.; The classroom was in utter chaos, with paint on the ceiling and glitter everywhere.; Similar: complete, total, absolute
vast: Extremely large; stretching a very long way.; A vast desert of golden sand rolled away to the horizon in every direction.; Similar: huge, enormous, giant
voracious: Extremely hungry or eager for a lot of something.; Priya is such a voracious reader that she finishes three books a week.; Similar: greedy, hungry, eager

Doing words (verbs)8

accumulate: To gather more and more of something over time.; Piles of snow began to accumulate on the roof until it looked like a giant white hill.; Similar: gather, collect
contract: To become smaller or shorter.; Metal will contract as it cools down.; Similar: shrink, tighten, narrow
cram: To squeeze too many things into a small space.; Tom tried to cram one more jumper into the suitcase before sitting on it to zip it shut.; Similar: stuff, squeeze, pack
deplete: To use something up until very little is left.; If we keep eating the biscuits this fast, we will deplete the whole tin before teatime.; Similar: drain, empty, reduce
dwindle: To become smaller or fewer, little by little.; As winter dragged on, the squirrels' store of nuts dwindled until only a handful remained.; Similar: shrink, fade, lessen
estimate: To work out roughly how much or how many, without counting exactly.; I estimate there are about two hundred people in the hall.; Similar: guess, judge, reckon
possess: To own or have something.; The dragon was said to possess a mountain of gold coins deep inside its cave.; Similar: own, have, hold
teem: To be completely full of moving things.; The rock pool teemed with tiny darting fish and scuttling crabs.; Similar: swarm, brim, bustle

Naming words (nouns)12

abundance: A very large amount of something, more than enough.; In autumn there is an abundance of blackberries in the hedgerows.; Similar: plenty, wealth
cluster: A small group of things close together.; A cluster of mushrooms had sprung up overnight beneath the oak tree.; Similar: group, bunch, clump
dearth: A shortage of something, so there is not enough to go around.; Because of the dearth of rain that summer, the farmer's field produced hardly any crops.; Similar: lack, shortage, scarcity
fragment: A small piece that has broken off something.; We found a fragment of blue pottery buried in the garden.; Similar: piece, bit, shard
morsel: A small piece of food.; The starving kitten gobbled every last morsel of chicken from the bowl.; Similar: bite, scrap, crumb
multitude: A very large number of people or things.; A multitude of fans packed the square, waving scarves as the team bus crawled past.; Similar: crowd, mass, swarm
surplus: An amount left over when you have more than you need.; After the harvest there was a surplus of apples, so the farm gave boxes away to neighbours.; Similar: extra, excess, leftover
swarm: A large moving crowd of insects or people.; A swarm of bees rose from the hive and drifted across the garden like a dark cloud.; Similar: crowd, flock, mass
throng: A large crowd of people packed together.; A throng of excited fans filled the square outside the stadium.; Similar: crowd, mob, mass
tinge: A small amount of a colour or feeling.; There was a tinge of pink in the sky just before sunrise.; Similar: touch, hint, trace
trifle: Something of little value or importance.; Don't worry about the broken pencil; it's only a trifle.; Similar: triviality, trinket
zenith: The highest point that something reaches.; At the zenith of her fame, the singer could fill any stadium in the country.; Similar: peak, top, height

Words that describe how (adverbs)1

wholly: Completely and entirely.; I am wholly convinced that our team will win.; Similar: completely, entirely, totally

More words1

utmost: The greatest or highest amount possible.; Handle the baby bird with the utmost care: its bones are as thin as matchsticks.; Similar: greatest, highest, most