Mess and Ounce

Mess

Mess noun - A considerable amount.
Usage example: an unexpected Super Bowl loss that unleashed a whole mess of finger-pointing and second-guessing

Ounce is an antonym for mess.

Nearby Words: messy, messed, messing

Ounce

Ounce noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

Mess is an antonym for ounce.

Both words in one sentence

  • Tranquil Fury And showed not an ounce of remorse about it, which really doesn't help your case, since he's generally capable of KILLING you if you mess around with his friend.
    Source: Tranquil Fury
  • Love Dodecahedron It took every ounce of self control not to roll his head across the keyboard and let that serve as his response, a mess of mashed buttons and still-unresolved flushed feelings.
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Ounce and Mess. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mess/ounce
Mess & Ounce. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mess/ounce>.
Ounce or Mess. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mess/ounce.
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