tons

Noun

• a large number or amount
• a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
• a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds
• plural of ton
• Lots; large quantities or numbers (of people or things).

Examples

• I have tons of pens, but none of them work.
• Tons of people attended the game.

Synonyms

dozens, gobs, gross ton, heaps, lashings, loads, long ton, lots, net ton, oodles, piles, rafts, scads, scores, short ton, slews, stacks, ton, wads, a lot, a thing or two