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| Main Entry: | much |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | plenty |
| Synonyms: | abundant, adequate, ample, complete, considerable, copious, countless, endless, enough, everywhere, extravagant, full, galore, generous, great, immeasurable, lavish, many, plentiful, profuse, satisfying, scads*, sizable, substantial, sufficient, voluminous, a lot of, heaps, jam-packed, loads, lotsa, mega, mucho, no end, plenteous, very many |
| Notes: | many means being one of a large indefinite number, while much means great in quantity, degree, or extent |
| Antonyms: | little |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | much |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | greatly, a lot |
| Synonyms: | again and again, considerably, decidedly, eminently, exceedingly, exceptionally, extremely, frequently, highly, indeed, notably, often, regularly, repeatedly, very, a great deal, hugely, oft, over and over, surpassingly, time and time again |
| Antonyms: | little |
| Main Entry: | much |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a great deal |
| Synonyms: | abundance, barrel, breadth, completeness, copiousness, excess, exuberance, fullness, lots*, lump, mass, mess*, mountain, oodles*, pack, peck, pile, plenty, plethora, profuseness, riches, scads*, sufficiency, superabundance, superfluity, volume, wealth, a lot, all kinds of, amplitude, appreciable amount, gobs, great quantity, heaps, loads, multiplicity, overage, oversupply, plentifulness, thousands, tons, very much |
| Antonyms: | little |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | almost |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | nearly, very nearly |
| Synonyms: | about, about to, approximately, around, essentially, in effect, just about, most, much, nigh, practically, relatively, roughly, substantially, virtually, all but, as good as, bordering on, close to, close upon, for all practical purposes, for the greatest part, in the neighborhood of, in the vicinity of, near to, not far from, not quite, on the brink of, on the edge of, on the point of, on the verge of, pretty near, well-nigh, within sight of |
| Main Entry: | approximately |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | nearly |
| Synonyms: | about, almost, around, ballpark figure*, circa, closely, comparatively, generally, just about, more or less, most, much, relatively, roughly, bordering on, close to, in the ballpark, in the neighborhood of, in the region of, in the vicinity of, loosely, not far from, not quite, proximately, upwards of, very close |
| Antonyms: | accurately, clearly, definitely, exactly, precisely |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | even |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | still, yet |
| Synonyms: | despite, indeed, much, notwithstanding, all the more, disregarding, in spite of, so much as |
| Main Entry: | frequently |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | commonly, repeatedly |
| Synonyms: | again and again*, at times, customarily, every now and then*, generally, much, often, ordinarily, periodically, regularly, usually, as a rule, at regular intervals, at short intervals, by ordinary, habitually, in many instances, in quick succession, intermittently, many a time, many times, not infrequently, not seldom, oft, oftentimes, ofttimes, over and over, recurrently, spasmodically, successively, thick and fast, time and again, very often |
| Antonyms: | infrequently, rarely, seldom, uncommonly, not much |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | greatly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | considerably |
| Synonyms: | abundantly, eminently, emphatically, exceedingly, exceptionally, extremely, highly, incomparably, incredibly, indeed, infinitely, inimitably, intensely, largely, markedly, mightily, most, much, notably, powerfully, tremendously, vastly, by much, conspicuously, enormously, famously, glaringly, hugely, immeasurably, immensely, in great measure, incalculably, on a large scale, remarkably, strikingly, superlatively, supremely, surpassingly, very much |
| Antonyms: | inconsiderably, insignificantly, unremarkably |
| Main Entry: | heap |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pile, accumulation |
| Synonyms: | abundance, agglomeration, aggregation, assemblage, bank, batch, bulk, bunch, bundle, cargo, clump, cluster, collection, concentration, deposit, fullness, gathering, harvest, haul, hill, hoard, jumble, load, lot, lots, lump, mass, mint, mound, mountain, much, ocean, oodles*, plenty, pot, profusion, quantity, stack, stock, stockpile, store, sum, thousand, total, volume, whole, a lot, amassment, congeries, gobs, great deal, million, scad, ton, trillion |
| Antonyms: | bit |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | indeed |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | actually |
| Synonyms: | absolutely, amen*, certainly, easily, even, much, naturally, of course, positively, really, strictly, sure thing*, surely, truly, undoubtedly, very, well, doubtlessly, for real, in point of fact, in truth, to be sure, undeniably, verily, veritably, very much |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lump |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clump, mass |
| Synonyms: | agglomeration, ball, bit, block, bulge, bulk, bump, bunch, cake, chip, chunk, cluster, crumb, dab, group, growth, handful, hunk, knot, lot, morsel, mountain, much, nugget, part, peck, piece, pile, portion, protrusion, protuberance, scrap, section, solid, spot, swelling, tumor, wad, wedge, gob, knurl, tumescence |
| Main Entry: | most |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | nearly all; extremely |
| Synonyms: | about, almost, approximately, close, eminently, exceedingly, mightily, much, nearly, nigh, practically, super, too, very, all but, in the majority, remarkably, surpassingly, well-nigh |
| Antonyms: | least |
| Main Entry: | multitude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large group |
| Synonyms: | aggregation, army, assemblage, assembly, collection, concourse, congregation, crowd, crush, drove, heap, herd, horde, host, infinity, jam*, legion, lot, lots*, majority, mass, mob, much, myriad, number, ocean*, oodles*, people, plurality, populace, proletariat, public, push*, quantity, sea, swarm, throng, turnout, commonalty, great number, infinitude, loads, numbers, plenitude, scores, slew |
| Antonyms: | handful, portion, single, zero |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | nearly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | almost |
| Synonyms: | about, approaching, approximately, circa*, closely, in effect, just about, more or less, most, much, practically, roughly, round, roundly, some, somewhere, virtually, all but, as good as, close but no cigar, give or take a little, in essence, in substance, in the ballpark, in the neighborhood, nearabout, not quite, pretty near, upwards of, well-nigh, within a little |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | often |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | frequently |
| Synonyms: | again and again, generally, much, regularly, repeatedly, time after time, usually, a number of times, many a time, oftentimes, ofttimes, over and over, recurrently, time and again |
| Antonyms: | infrequently, rarely, seldom |
| Main Entry: | plethora |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | excess |
| Synonyms: | deluge, flood, glut, many, much, overabundance, overflow, plenty, profusion, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus, overkill, overmuch |
| Antonyms: | few, lack, little, need, rarity, scarcity, want |
| Main Entry: | practically |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | almost; nearly |
| Synonyms: | about, approximately, basically, essentially, fundamentally, in effect, morally, most, much, nearly, nigh, virtually, all but, as good as, as much as, close to, for all intents and purposes, in essence, well-nigh |
| Antonyms: | far, not close |
| Main Entry: | pretty |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | considerable; somewhat |
| Synonyms: | ample, fairly, kind of, large, moderately, more or less, much, notable, quite, rather, reasonably, sizable, some, something, sort of, a little, pretty much, tolerably |
| Main Entry: | repeatedly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | over and over again |
| Synonyms: | again, again and again, frequently, much, often, regularly, time after time, many a time, many times, oft, oftentimes, ofttimes, time and again |
| Antonyms: | never |
| Main Entry: | substantially |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | to a large extent |
| Synonyms: | considerably, essentially, extensively, heavily, largely, mainly, materially, much, really, in essence, in fact, in reality, in substance, in the main |
| Antonyms: | slightly, insignificantly |
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