Chunk and Shortage

Chunk

Chunk noun - A considerable amount.
Usage example: that new sports car must have cost a real chunk of change

Shortage is an antonym for chunk.

Nearby Words: chunky, chunked, chunking

Shortage

Shortage noun - A falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number.

Chunk is an antonym for shortage.

Nearby Words: short, shorted, shortfall, shorting

How words are described

small small chunk small shortage
entire entire chunk entire shortage
massive massive chunk massive shortage
big big chunk big shortage
Other adjectives: great, serious, huge, bad, noticeable, major.

Both words in one sentence

  • They succeed, but leave large sections of the city destroyed, a good chunk of the population slaughtered, with a shortage of food and shelter and a long winter approaching.
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