Barrel and Ounce

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Barrel noun - A considerable amount.

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

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Ounce is an antonym for barrel.

Nearby Words: barreled, barreling, barrelled

Ounce noun - A very small amount.

Usage example: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

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Barrel is an antonym for ounce.

single	single barrel	single ounce
last	last barrel	last ounce

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Ounce and Barrel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 18, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/barrel/ounce

Barrel & Ounce. N.p., 2016. Web. 18 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/barrel/ounce>.

Ounce or Barrel. 2016. Accessed August 18, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/barrel/ounce.

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