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
Ounce noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
Both words in one sentence
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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 -
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.
Source: Love Dodecahedron
Cite this Source
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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