MASS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MASS?

Need another word that means the same as “mass”? Find 107 synonyms and 30 related words for “mass” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Mass” are: hoi polloi, masses, multitude, people, the great unwashed, bulk, volume, batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, clump, cloud, bunch, bundle, lump, large number, abundance, profusion, group, crowd, mob, rabble, horde, barrage, throng, huddle, host, troop, army, herd, drove, swarm, pack, press, crush, flood, majority, larger number, larger part, greater number, greater part, best part, better part, major part, main body, preponderance, lion's share, the common people, the populace, the public, the people, the multitude, the rank and file, the crowd, the third estate, weight, size, magnitude, dimensions, capacity, density, extent, scope, greatness, bigness, amount, matter, aggregate, aggregated, aggregative, wholesale, universal, widespread, general, large-scale, extensive, pandemic, accumulate, assemble, amass, collect, gather, gather together, draw together, join together

Mass as a Noun

Definitions of "Mass" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “mass” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A musical setting for a Mass.
• A large number or amount or extent.
• A body of matter without definite shape.
• The common people generally.
• A sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite.
• A large body of matter with no definite shape.
• A large amount of material.
• (in general use) weight.
• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent.
• A large number of people or objects crowded together.
• The celebration of the Eucharist.
• The majority of.
• The quantity of matter which a body contains, as measured by its acceleration under a given force or by the force exerted on it by a gravitational field.
• (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist.
• Any of the main portions in a painting or drawing that each have some unity in colour, lighting, or some other quality.
• The ordinary people.
• The property of something that is great in magnitude.
• A large quantity or amount of something.
• An ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people.
• The property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field.

Synonyms of "Mass" as a noun (89 Words)

abundance	The ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present. The growth of industry promised wealth and abundance.
amount	The relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion. The amount he had in cash was insufficient.
army	The army of the United States of America the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare. An army of photographers.
barrage	The rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written. They are considering a tidal barrage built across the Severn estuary.
batch	A quantity or consignment of goods produced at one time. Batch production.
best part	Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978.
better part	A superior person having claim to precedence.
bigness	The property of having a relatively great size.
bulk	The mass or size of something large. It is cheaper to buy it in bulk.
bunch	An informal body of friends. A bunch of grapes.
bundle	A set of nerve, muscle, or other fibres running in parallel close together. The new printer cost a bundle.
capacity	Capability to perform or produce. I was impressed by her capacity for hard work.
cloud	A group of many things in the air or on the ground. After that mistake he was under a cloud.
clump	A compacted mass or lump of something. Clumps of earth.
crowd	An audience, especially one at a sporting event. He d become just another face in the crowd.
crush	The act of crushing. Lemon crush.
deal	The set of hands dealt to the players. Time for one more game All right Whose deal.
density	The degree of compactness of a substance. A reduction in bone density.
dimensions	Magnitude or extent.
drove	A mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine.
extent	The distance or area or volume over which something extends. To a certain extent she was right.
flock	A number of domestic animals, especially sheep, goats, or geese, that are kept together. Thomas addressed his flock.
flood	The act of flooding filling to overflowing. She burst into floods of tears.
good deal	Benefit.
great deal	A person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field.
greater number	A person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field.
greater part	A person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field.
greatness	Unusual largeness in size or extent or number. Elgar s greatness as a composer.
group	A set of elements occupying a column in the periodic table and having broadly similar properties arising from their similar electronic structure. The largest newspaper group in the UK.
hatful	As many or as much as a hat will hold.
heap	An untidy or dilapidated place or vehicle. Her clothes lay in a heap on the floor.
herd	A group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans. Farms with big dairy herds.
hoi polloi	The common people generally.
horde	A large group of people. Tartar hordes.
host	A person who acts as host at formal occasions makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers. They were always gracious hosts at the numerous dinner parties they held for friends.
huddle	A close grouping of people or things. The service was performed with more harmony and less huddle than I have known it.
large number	A garment size for a large person.
larger number	A garment size for a large person.
larger part	A garment size for a large person.
lion's share	Assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group.
lot	A plot of land assigned for sale or for a particular use. It s just one lot of rich people stealing from another.
lump	A heavy, ungainly, or slow-witted person. He was unhurt apart from a huge lump on his head.
magnitude	A number assigned to the ratio of two quantities two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10. A problem of the first magnitude.
main body	A principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage.
major part	A university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject.
majority	The rank or office of a major. The majority of his customers prefer it.
masses	The property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field.
matter	(used with negation) having consequence. Reading matter.
mess	A meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel. A mess of mashed black beans and rice.
mickle	A large number or amount or extent.
mint	A peppermint sweet. Dickie pulled out a packet of mints from his pocket.
mob	The Mafia or a similar criminal organization. The local mob called this spot Gimba which means good pastures.
mountain	A large surplus stock of a commodity. A mountain peak.
muckle	(often followed by `of’) a large number or amount or extent.
multitude	A large indefinite number. They would swarm over the river in their multitude.
pack	A convenient package or parcel as of cigarettes or film. An information pack.
passel	(often followed by `of’) a large number or amount or extent. See the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos.
peck	A stroke or bite by a bird with its beak. The bird managed to give its attacker a sharp peck.
people	The common people generally. My people live in Warwickshire.
pile	A series of plates of dissimilar metals laid one on another alternately to produce an electric current. He s making piles of money.
plenty	(often followed by `of’) a large number or amount or extent. It must have cost plenty.
preponderance	A superiority in numbers or amount. A preponderance of evidence against the defendant.
press	Any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids. The press of business matters.
profusion	The property of being extremely abundant. The beautiful pink foxgloves growing in profusion among the ferns.
rabble	A disorderly crowd; a mob. He was met by a rabble of noisy angry youths.
raft	A large number or amount or extent. Great rafts of cormorants often 5 000 strong.
scope	A telescope microscope or other device having a name ending in scope. We widened the scope of our investigation.
sight	A thing that one sees or that can be seen. Joseph lost his sight as a baby.
size	A person or garment corresponding to a particular numbered size. He wears a size 13 shoe.
slew	(often followed by `of’) a large number or amount or extent. I was assaulted by the thump and slew of the van.
spate	The occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow. A spate of attacks on holidaymakers.
stack	A vertical arrangement of hi-fi or guitar amplification equipment. A stack of boxes.
swarm	A group of many things in the air or on the ground. A swarm of journalists.
the common people	A piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area.
the crowd	A large number of things or people considered together.
the great unwashed	A person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field.
the multitude	A large gathering of people.
the people	Any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively.
the populace	People in general considered as a whole.
the public	A body of people sharing some common interest.
the rank and file	Relative status.
the third estate	The musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it.
throng	A large gathering of people. He pushed his way through the throng.
tidy sum	Receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials.
troop	A cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company. UN peacekeeping troops.
volume	A relative amount. Changes in the volume of consumer spending.
weight	A system of units used to express the weight of something. He placed two weights in the scale pan.

Usage Examples of "Mass" as a noun

• The sun broke out from behind a mass of clouds.
• A mass of cyclists.
• The masterly distribution of masses.
• The mass of the people think that the problems are caused by government inefficiency.
• A huge ice mass.
• We get masses of homework.
• He received a mass of correspondence.
• Separate the warriors from the mass.
• Seaside towns that catered for the masses.
• Multiply the mass of the payload by the distance travelled.
• Stellar objects of intermediate mass.
• A mass of conflicting evidence.

Mass as a Verb

Definitions of "Mass" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “mass” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Join together into a mass or collect or form a mass.
• Assemble or cause to assemble into a single body or mass.

Synonyms of "Mass" as a verb (8 Words)

accumulate	Gather; build up. The toxin accumulated in their bodies.
amass	Gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of material or things) over a period of time. The soldiers were amassing from all parts of Spain.
assemble	Create by putting components or members together. Assemble your colleagues.
collect	Gather or collect. He lost control of the truck and collected two cats.
draw together	Move or pull so as to cover or uncover something.
gather	Collect or gather. Gather the close family members.
gather together	Increase or develop.
join together	Become part of; become a member of a group or organization.

Usage Examples of "Mass" as a verb

• Crowds were massing outside the palace.
• Clouds massed heavily on the horizon.
• Both countries began massing troops in the region.

Mass as an Adjective

Definitions of "Mass" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “mass” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole.
• Involving or affecting large numbers of people or things.

Synonyms of "Mass" as an adjective (10 Words)

aggregate	(of a group of species) comprising several very similar species formerly regarded as a single species. The aggregate amount of grants made.
aggregated	Formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole. The aggregated amount of indebtedness.
aggregative	Formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole.
extensive	Covering or affecting a large area. An extensive Roman settlement in northwest England.
general	Prevailing among and common to the general public. The general public.
large-scale	Constructed or drawn to a big scale.
pandemic	(of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world. Pandemic diseases have occurred throughout history.
universal	Applicable to or common to all members of a group or set. Universal adult suffrage.
wholesale	Done on a large scale; extensive. The wholesale destruction of these animals by poachers.
widespread	Found or distributed over a large area or number of people. Widespread fear of nuclear war.

Usage Examples of "Mass" as an adjective

• The film has mass appeal.
• A mass exodus of refugees.

Associations of "Mass" (30 Words)

batch	Batch together assemble or process as a batch. The company undertakes thirty six separate quality control checks on every batch.
bemoan	Regret strongly. It was no use bemoaning her lot.
bulk	The property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part. The bulk of the work is finished.
chunk	Divide something into chunks. The chunking of information.
cohort	A company of companions or supporters. A cohort of civil servants patiently drafting legislation.
concourse	The action of coming together or meeting. A station concourse.
cram	(of a number of people) enter a place that is too small to accommodate all of them. Cram books into the suitcase.
crowd	Cause to herd drive or crowd together. They crowded into the cockpit.
demonstration	A public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature. He gave the customer a demonstration.
dirge	A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. The wind howled dirges around the chimney.
elegy	(in Greek and Latin verse) a poem written in elegiac couplets, as notably by Catullus and Propertius.
grieve	Feel intense sorrow. His behavior grieves his mother.
jam	A hold obtained by jamming a part of the body such as a hand or foot into a crack in the rock. The streets were jammed with tourist coaches.
jeremiad	A long and mournful complaint. The jeremiads of puritan preachers warning of moral decay.
lament	A mournful poem a lament for the dead. Their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward.
lump	An awkward stupid person. There was a lump of ice floating in the milk.
maudlin	Effusively or insincerely emotional. A maudlin jukebox tune.
mob	(of a group of birds or mammals) surround and attack (a predator or other source of threat) in order to drive it off. Small mammals may indulge in mobbing to rid themselves of a feared killer.
mourn	Observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one. She mourned for her friends who died in the accident.
multitude	A large indefinite number. A multitude of TV antennas.
plurality	The number by which plurality exceeds the number of votes cast for the candidate placed second. A plurality of religions.
rabble	A disorderly crowd of people. The British feel no compunction about ushering the gentry into the coach and packing the rabble off to debtor s prison.
rally	Drive in a rally. A banned nationalist rally.
requiem	A musical composition setting parts of a requiem Mass or of a similar character. A requiem was held for the dead queen.
riot	Take part in a riot disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot. A riot of emotions raged through Fabia.
rout	Cause to flee. Rout out the fighters from their caves.
threnody	A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. A brooding threnody to urban desolation.
throng	A large, densely packed crowd of people or animals. Tourists thronged to the picturesque village.
wail	Utter a wail. She wailed with pain.
walkout	The act of walking out (of a meeting or organization) as a sign of protest. These decisions provoked a walkout by the Dutch delegate.