Synonyms of hecatomb
57 similar words
Another word for hecatomb is abundance. Other synonyms of hecatomb are battalion, arseload, assload, bellyload and boatload.
Synonyms and similar words for hecatomb
nounA great number of animals, people, or things that are sacrificed or destroyed; any great sacrifice...
- abundanceA large quantity; many.
- battalion
- arseload UK, slangA large amount.
- assload US, slangA large amount.
- bellyload
- boatload slangA large quantity.
- brimfulA large amount.
- busloadThe amount that can fit on a bus.
- bucketful informalA large quantity.
- bucketloadA large amount.
- butt-tonA large amount.
- bumload UK, slangA large amount.
- cartloadAny large amount.
- crapflood slangA large amount.
- crapload slangA large amount, especially of something worthless.
- deal
- fuckload slang, vulgarAn indeterminate but large number.
- fuckton slang, vulgarA large amount.
- fuckwad slang, vulgarA large amount; a fuckload.
- gobA large amount.
- great deal
- hantle British, dialectalA considerable number or quantity; a great many; a great deal.
- heap
- helluvalotA very large amount.
- horseloadA large amount.
- lashings Ireland, UK
- loadA large number or amount.
- lot
- mampus British, dialectalA large number.
- manyA considerable number.
- mass
- metric fuckton slang, vulgarSynonym of metric shitload.
- metric shitload slang, vulgarA very large number or amount.
- mountain
- muckle Scotland
- multiplicityA large indeterminate number.
- multitude
- pile
- reamAn abstract large amount of something.
- shedload euphemistic, slangA shitload; a large amount.
- shitflood slang, vulgarA large amount.
- shitful slang, vulgarA tremendous quantity or amount.
- shitload slang, vulgarA large amount.
- shitton slang, vulgarAn enormous amount.
- sightA great deal, a lot; frequently used to intensify a comparative.
- slewA large amount.
- spadeloads
- sum
- superfluxAn overabundance; a great amount.
- tonAny large, excessive, or overwhelming amount of anything.
- trainload slangA large amount.
- truckloadA large number.
- tun
- vaultful figurativelyA large amount.
- wagonloadA very large amount.
- buttload British, USAny large but unspecific amount.
- mickle Scotland, archaic
Meaning of hecatomb
- noun A great public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen; also, a great number of animals reserved for such a sacrifice.
- noun A great public sacrifice in other religions; also, a great number of animals or people reserved for such a sacrifice.
- noun A great number of animals, people, or things that are sacrificed or destroyed; any great sacrifice; also (generally), a large amount.
hecatomb in other languages
Questions about synonyms of hecatomb
- What is another word for hecatomb?
- Hecatomb has 57 synonyms on Word.ws, such as abundance, battalion, arseload, assload, bellyload, boatload, brimful and busload.
- What does hecatomb mean?
- Hecatomb means a great public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen; also, a great number of animals reserved for such a sacrifice.
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