PASSEL Synonyms: 275 Similar and Opposite Words

passel

noun

ˈpa-səl

Definition of passel

as in batch

a number of things considered as a unit reporters had a whole passel of questions for the new basketball coach

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as in group

a usually small number of persons considered as a unit the young couple helped a passel of students in the span of a few years

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as in ton

a considerable amount a whole passel of unauthorized software on his computer

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Recent Examples of passel SpaceX launched a passel of satellites to orbit early Tuesday morning (July 7). — Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 July 2026 Styles has also lined up a notable passel of opening acts. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 16 May 2026 Sokoloff — who is wonkish, earnest and spreadsheet-centric — has garnered other supporters, too, including local Democratic clubs and politicians, as well as a passel of union chapters. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026 Being transported out of Kansas is one of a passel of expressions from movies that have launched a thousand lips. — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for passel

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Noun

The software also converts Office documents and images into PDFs, with batch processing available for multiple files.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Before striking out on adventure, head to Snake River Roasting Company for a small-batch specialty coffee and hearty breakfast burrito.

— Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of batch

Noun

The case originates from a change in admissions policy that began a decade ago, when a consulting group was hired to evaluate how the school system chose students for its middle school magnet programs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
The money will go to conservation groups and local partners working on species the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies as endangered, critically endangered, or extinct in the wild.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of group

Noun

Halo’s deep problems won’t be fixed overnight, and throwing a bunch of hard-working developers to the curb certainly won’t help.

— Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
The 35-year-old model shared a bunch of photos on Instagram, leading with a mirror selfie in a plunging black one-piece swimsuit featuring a dramatic neckline and high-cut sides.

— Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of bunch

Noun

On foreign policy, Lula has worked to boost the political influence of countries in the Global South as a founding member of the BRICS group, a grouping of major emerging economies that includes Brazil, China, Russia, India and South Africa.

— Catherine Osborn, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026
Martelly’s registration under a new political grouping, Debloke, will place the council under heavy scrutiny.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of grouping

Noun

Cranes lift 200-ton loads at mountain bridge site The R4300-200 has a maximum lifting capacity of 200 metric tons (220 US tons) and an 80-meter jib (262 feet).

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Its remaining civil rights workers have described untenable case loads and pressure to dismiss complaints.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of loads

Noun

Now, after the top 25 are picked, conversations can be had about whether the committee wants to re-rank any cluster of teams next to each other.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
North Indiana Avenue Apartments A cluster of apartment buildings that face each other in the 100 block of North Indiana Avenue show the growth of multifamily housing along major corridors in northeast Kansas City in the earlier 1900s.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of cluster

Noun

In 2025, the Baltimore band hosted a hometown show in Wyman Park Dell to raise money for the nonprofit Health Care for the Homeless, a Maryland nonprofit that provides medical care and housing assistance for people experiencing homelessness.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026
In the deal announced earlier this month with Grain Management, SpaceX agreed to buy low-band, 800 MHz spectrum that penetrates windows and walls.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2026

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