What is a synonym for "thousand"?

Common synonyms include: one thousand, 1000, 1000, a billion, a crore, a lakh.

Thousand

/ˈθaʊz(ə)nd/ num

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Usage: "Thousand" functions as both a adjective and a noun, so context is key — make sure the surrounding sentence makes the intended meaning clear. Its core sense is: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100.

Origin: From Middle English thousend, thusand, from Old English þūsend (“thousand”), from Proto-West Germanic *þūsundi, from Proto-Germanic *þūsundī (“thousand”), (compare Scots thousand (“thousand”), Saterland Frisian duusend (“thousand”), West Frisian tûzen (“thousand”), Dutch duizend (“thousand”), German tausend (“thousand”), Danish tusind (“thousand”), Swedish tusen (“thousand”), Norwegian tusen (“thousand”), Icelandic þúsund (“thousand”), Faroese túsund (“thousand”)), from Proto-Indo-European *tuHsont-, *tuHsenti- (compare Lithuanian tūkstantis (“thousand”), Polish tysiąc, Russian ты́сяча (týsjača), Finnish tuhat, Estonian tuhat).

Watch out: Because "thousand" carries multiple meanings across different parts of speech, writers sometimes use it where a more specific word like "1000" would be clearer. Check that your intended sense is unmistakable from context.

Definitions

Noun

1
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 wordnet

Adjective

1
denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units wordnet

Numeral

1
A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 10³ (1 E+3 exactly—in scientific E notation.)
"The company earned fifty thousand dollars last month."

Synonyms

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one thousand 1000 1000 a billion a crore a lakh

Antonyms

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billion few little none

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"One hundred and fifty thousand couples are expected to get married in Shanghai in 2006."

Etymology

From Middle English thousend, thusand, from Old English þūsend (“thousand”), from Proto-West Germanic *þūsundi, from Proto-Germanic *þūsundī (“thousand”), (compare Scots thousand (“thousand”), Saterland Frisian duusend (“thousand”), West Frisian tûzen (“thousand”), Dutch duizend (“thousand”), German tausend (“thousand”), Danish tusind (“thousand”), Swedish tusen (“thousand”), Norwegian tusen (“thousand”), Icelandic þúsund (“thousand”), Faroese túsund (“thousand”)), from Proto-Indo-European *tuHsont-, *tuHsenti- (compare Lithuanian tūkstantis (“thousand”), Polish tysiąc, Russian ты́сяча (týsjača), Finnish tuhat, Estonian tuhat).

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