Boatload and Trace

Boatload

Boatload noun - A considerable amount.
Usage example: a boatload of publicity for the new handheld devices

Trace is an antonym for boatload.

Nearby Word: boat

Trace

Trace noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: doctors detected only a trace of bacteria in the blood sample but put the patient on antibiotics just in case

Boatload is an antonym for trace.

Nearby Words: track, traced, tracing, traceable, tracking
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Trace and Boatload. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/boatload/trace
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Trace or Boatload. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/boatload/trace.
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