Mass
Mass noun - A considerable amount.
Usage example: I have a mass of work to do tonight
Spate
Spate noun - A considerable amount.
Usage example: an off-color remark that drew a spate of complaints from TV viewers
Nearby Word: spat
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- HIS motive for putting on the Ghostface mask and setting off a third spate of mass killings?
Source: Misplaced Retribution - The Daily Show with Trevor Noah deconstructed the trope in reference to the spate of mass shooting and debate over concealed weapons laws.
Source: Action Survivor - February - March: A further spate of IRA killings, and the British government's inability to quell them, leads to mass RIC resignations.
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Spate and Mass. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mass/spate
Mass & Spate. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mass/spate>.
Spate or Mass. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mass/spate.
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