net ton

Questions about net ton

What is another word for net ton?

It depends which net ton you mean. In the sense “a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds”, the synonyms are short ton, ton. Across all 1 sense there are 2 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of net ton?

WordNet records no antonym for net ton. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for net ton come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

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• Full entry for net tonAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for net tonWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
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