Barrel and Mote

Opposite meaning words

Barrel noun - A considerable amount.

Usage example: a visit to an amusement park should be a barrel of laughs

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Mote is an antonym for barrel.

Nearby Words: barreled, barreling, barrelled

Mote noun - A very small piece.

Usage example: there's not a mote of dirt in that woman's house

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Barrel is an antonym for mote.

single	single barrel	single mote
small	small barrel	small mote

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