Barrel and Nugget

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Barrel noun - A considerable amount.

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Nugget is an antonym for barrel.

Nearby Words: barreled, barreling, barrelled

Nugget noun - A very small piece.

Usage example: a seemingly inconsequential nugget of information that proved to be the key to cracking the case

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Barrel is an antonym for nugget.

particular	particular barrel	particular nugget
single	single barrel	single nugget
small	small barrel	small nugget
real	real barrel	real nugget
Other adjectives: large, huge, occasional, giant.

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