Bulk and Side

Bulk

Bulk noun - The main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts.
Usage example: the cookie lost a few crumbs, but the bulk of it remained

Side is an antonym for bulk.

Nearby Words: bulky, bulked, bulking

Side

Side noun - A place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line.

Bulk is an antonym for side.

Nearby Words: sided, sideline, sidewards, sideband

How words are described

good good bulk good side
physical physical bulk physical side
better better bulk better side
short short bulk short side
Other adjectives: extreme, serious, evil, ugly, new.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Total War: Shogun 2 If the bulk of an attacking army sits on one side of the castle just outside of arrow range, the defending army will all crowd to the walls on that side of the fort.
  • The bulk of the series focuses around what happens when people suffer mental illness, develop Power Incontinence, and the side effects of subconscious fear.
  • A perfect example would be when she wanted to prove she could book a Rolling Stone, she told Joel the breasts he'd grown as a side effect from a bulk up powder, were sexy, because Bill Wyman would do the show if he thought Joel was a young girl.
Cite this Source
Side and Bulk. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bulk/side
Bulk & Side. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bulk/side>.
Side or Bulk. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bulk/side.
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