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642 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ ɐ lˈɒt], [ ɐ lˈɒt], [ ɐ l_ˈɒ_t]

How to use «A lot» in context?

A lot is a versatile word that can be used in a lot of different ways. For instance, you can use it to describe how much something weighs, how much space something takes up, or what a large number is. Alternatively, you can use it to describe how much something contains or how much work is required. In short, a lot can mean a lot of different things, and that’s why it’s so versatile.

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«A lot» is a piece of land, or so said many of my high school English teachers whenever anyone used «a lot» to describe an amount.

Unfortunately, in much of the work we’re asked to edit, «a lot» is used…a lot.

Here are a few examples of how the term is commonly used:

  • «There will be a lot of drinking after work tonight.»
  • «Our style guide does not appear to be used by a lot of people.»
  • «I try not to ask for a lot of help from the IT Department.»
  • «There’s not a lot we can do about the CEO’s use of run-on sentences.»
  • «I know he says it a lot, but your brother cannot trade you for an iPad.»

Its use in formal writing is lazy and colloquial. And as a quantifier, it’s meaningless. How much is «a lot,» exactly?

What follows is a list of alternatives to «a lot.» Consider using these more descriptive words and phrases in your next project.

  • a good deal
  • a great deal
  • a large number
  • ample
  • a whole heap
  • an abundance
  • bunches
  • copious, copious amount
  • endless amount
  • enormous amount
  • enormously
  • excessive amount
  • heaps
  • infinite
  • legion
  • loads
  • many
  • masses
  • much
  • millions
  • myriad
  • numerous
  • plenty
  • plethora
  • reams
  • scads
  • several
  • slew
  • surplus
  • thousands
  • tons
  • trillions

Let’s give those example sentences another try:

  • «There will be an excessive amount of drinking after work tonight.»
  • «Our style guide does not appear to be used by a many people.»
  • «I try not to ask for any help from the IT Department.»
  • «There’s not much we can do about the CEO’s use of run-on sentences.»
  • «I know he says it constantly, but your brother cannot trade you for an iPad.»
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Synonyms of a lot



  • as in much



  • as in constantly



  • as in so

  • as in much
  • as in constantly
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1

as in much

to a large extent or degree

That bruise looks a lot better than it did the other day.

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Relevance

  • much

  • highly

  • greatly

  • utterly

  • considerably

  • largely

  • no end

  • extensively

  • significantly

  • broadly

  • hugely

  • enormously

  • tremendously

  • vastly

  • sizably

  • massively

  • colossally

  • monumentally

  • staggeringly

  • noticeably

  • stupendously

  • big—time

  • monstrously

  • astronomically

  • by half

  • appreciably

  • amply

  • copiously

  • abundantly

  • plentifully

  • healthily


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  • little

  • slightly

  • nominally

  • modestly

  • just

  • hardly

  • barely

  • scarcely

  • negligibly

  • minimally

  • minutely

  • microscopically

  • imperceptibly

  • fractionally

  • invisibly

  • infinitesimally

  • insignificantly

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  • little

  • slightly

  • nominally

  • modestly

  • just

  • hardly

  • barely

  • scarcely

  • negligibly

  • minimally

  • minutely

  • microscopically

  • imperceptibly

  • fractionally

  • invisibly

  • infinitesimally

  • insignificantly

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2

as in constantly

many times

She goes snowshoeing a lot during the winter.

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  • constantly

  • often

  • repeatedly

  • frequently

  • again and again

  • always

  • much

  • continually

  • again

  • over and over

  • regularly

  • hourly

  • oft

  • time after time

  • oftentimes

  • continuously

  • time and again

  • night and day

  • consistently

  • routinely

  • ofttimes

  • commonly

  • usually

  • periodically

  • generally

  • ordinarily

  • anew

  • unceasingly

  • perpetually

  • habitually

  • afresh

  • uninterruptedly

  • continuingly

  • intermittently

  • recurrently


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • little

  • now

  • rarely

  • seldom

  • sometimes

  • infrequently

  • occasionally

  • now and then

  • never

  • ne’er

  • once

  • sporadically

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  • little

  • now

  • rarely

  • seldom

  • sometimes

  • infrequently

  • occasionally

  • now and then

  • never

  • ne’er

  • once

  • sporadically

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3

as in so

to a great degree

He respects you a lot.

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • so

  • too

  • very

  • much

  • really

  • extremely

  • that

  • full

  • highly

  • incredibly

  • badly

  • terribly

  • especially

  • greatly

  • damn

  • particularly

  • severely

  • damned

  • far

  • most

  • seriously

  • real

  • good and

  • intensely

  • super

  • such

  • jolly

  • desperately

  • heavily

  • way

  • wildly

  • specially

  • mighty

  • ever

  • totally

  • immensely

  • right

  • thoroughly

  • extra

  • fiercely

  • absolutely

  • hugely

  • awful

  • exceptionally

  • wicked

  • completely

  • enormously

  • awfully

  • utterly

  • beastly

  • exceedingly

  • sorely

  • vastly

  • supremely

  • uncommonly

  • filthy

  • archly

  • mightily

  • entirely

  • vitally

  • sore

  • fantastically

  • eminently

  • bone

  • deeply

  • exceeding

  • majorly

  • unco

  • almighty

  • fabulously

  • remarkably

  • spanking

  • corking

  • deadly

  • frightfully

  • purely

  • mortally

  • roaring

  • dang

  • monstrous

  • achingly

  • rattling

  • roaringly

  • stinking

  • positively

  • surpassingly

  • fully

  • whacking

  • wholly

  • thumping

  • colossally

  • significantly

  • altogether

  • cracking

  • notably

  • obviously

  • downright

  • blisteringly

  • considerably

  • as all get—out

  • passing

  • extensively

  • visibly

  • noticeably

  • substantially

  • plainly

  • radically

  • profoundly

  • flat—out

  • markedly

  • overmuch

  • palpably

  • abundantly

  • excessively

  • plentifully

  • appreciably

  • discernibly

  • monumentally

  • obscenely

  • amazingly

  • astonishingly

  • grandly

  • monstrously

  • astronomically

  • staggeringly


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • little

  • somewhat

  • slightly

  • nominally

  • just

  • hardly

  • barely

  • scarcely

  • negligibly

  • minimally

  • marginally

  • meagerly

  • scantily

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  • little

  • somewhat

  • slightly

  • nominally

  • just

  • hardly

  • barely

  • scarcely

  • negligibly

  • minimally

  • marginally

  • meagerly

  • scantily

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  1. a lot, lots, a good deal, a great deal, much, very muchadverb

    to a very great degree or extent

    «I feel a lot better»; «we enjoyed ourselves very much»; «she was very much interested»; «this would help a great deal»

    Synonyms:
    a great deal, practically, very much, lots, a good deal, often, much

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

  1. many, an abundance of, a myriad

    Submitted by anonymous on December 2, 2019  

  2. buncha

    Submitted by anonymous on November 3, 2020  

  3. wicked

    in new england, massachusetts specifically boston the term “wicked” is used very very often in explaining an amount

    “have you ever seen a kevin hart skit? he’s wicked funny.”

    “hey, can you stop at the next rest stop? i have to pee wicked bad.”

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How to use a lot in a sentence?

  1. King Brockett -LRB- 1907 -RRB-:

    The first thing was that I asked God to give me a lot of strength to be able to pitch there because I knew I was going to get nervous, ‘Thank God he heard my voice and gave me the blessing not to get nervous. I was totally relaxed and confident in myself.

  2. Ralph Gonsalves:

    There’s a lot of material, stone and ash and they rest on mud. The rains will lubricate and they will add to the weight and they will come down at a very fast pace.

  3. Jeff Varasano:

    I did a lot of crazy things to make a great pizza at home, i’ve tried over 100 flours, 100 olive oils, 100 tomatoes. I’ve sampled 51 different oreganos.

  4. Lakshheish M Patel:

    Paid agent YOUTUBERS will have many views on their videos, huge subscriber base, a lot of comments and many sponsors especially of crypto or brokerage firms. Just an example, You can hear them saying that the particular share is at Rs.150 and it will reach Rs650-.950 or more within a year or similar sort of advertisement will come in between

  5. Franck Marchis:

    Kleopatra is truly a unique body in our Solar System, science makes a lot of progress thanks to the study of weird outliers. I think Kleopatra is one of those and understanding this complex, multiple asteroid system can help us learn more about our Solar System.

Translations for a lot

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • كثيرًا, كثيرArabic
  • шмат, мно́гаBelarusian
  • мно́гоBulgarian
  • sovint, freqüentment, moltCatalan, Valencian
  • často, mnoho, moc, spousta, fůra, velmi mnoho, hodněCzech
  • llawerWelsh
  • megetDanish
  • viel, oft, vielesGerman
  • πολλά, πολύGreek
  • multa, ofte, multeEsperanto
  • un montón, frecuentemente, muchoSpanish
  • زیاد, مقدار زیاد, خیلی زیادPersian
  • paljon, usein, hyvin paljonFinnish
  • souvent, beaucoupFrench
  • a lán, mórán, neartIrish
  • mooaraneManx
  • כמות גדולה, הרבהHebrew
  • बहुत साराHindi
  • anpilHaitian Creole
  • egy csomó, egy rakat, rengeteg, sok, számos, gyakranHungarian
  • շատ, հաճախArmenian
  • banyakIndonesian
  • molto, spessoItalian
  • 多い, よく, たくさん, 度々, しばしば, 沢山Japanese
  • 많은, 많이, 자주Korean
  • زۆرKurdish
  • multo, multumLatin
  • често, многупати, многуMacedonian
  • veel, vaakDutch
  • mange, ofte, myeNorwegian
  • díí óolyé dooląąłNavajo, Navaho
  • dużo, często, mnóstwo, wielePolish
  • muita, um monte, muito, bastantePortuguese
  • мно́го, мно́гое, ча́сто, многоRussian
  • mnohoSlovak
  • mycket, en hel del, ofta, mångaSwedish
  • mengiSwahili
  • มากThai
  • bir sürü, çok, bir ton, çok sıkTurkish
  • бага́тоUkrainian
  • بہت زیادہUrdu
  • nhiều, rất nhiềuVietnamese
  • mödoVolapük
  • 很多Chinese

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  • great deal
  • lots
  • mass
  • bulk
  • bunch
  • bundle
  • clump
  • collection
  • heaps
  • loads
  • tons
  • acres
  • batch
  • cargo
  • galore
  • gobs
  • legion
  • legions
  • load
  • oodles
  • plethora
  • reams
  • scad
  • scads
  • slathers
  • slew
  • stock
  • store
  • volume
  • wad
  • whole

On this page you’ll find 76 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to a lot, such as: entirely, substantially, totally, wholly, considerably, and emphatically.

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