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passel

noun pas·sel \ˈpa-səl\

: a large number or group of people or things

Full Definition of PASSEL

: a large number or amount

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Origin of PASSEL

alteration of parcel

First Known Use: 1835

Related to PASSEL

Synonyms: array, assemblage, band, bank, batch, battery, block, bunch, clot, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, constellation, grouping, huddle, knot, lot, muster, package, parcel, group, set, suite

Antonyms: ace, bit, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, handful, hint, lick, little, mite, mouthful, nip, ounce, peanuts, pinch, pittance, scruple, shade, shadow, smidgen (also smidgeon or smidgin or smidge), speck, spot, sprinkle, sprinkling, strain, streak, suspicion, tad, taste, touch, trace

Rhymes with PASSEL

acyl, castle, facile, gracile, hassle, tassel, vassal, wrestle

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