much

much
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. abundance, ample, plenty, a lot, a great deal, a volume; wealth, sufficiency. —adj. many; abundant, ample, copious, plentiful, profuse. See greatness. Ant., little.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [To a Great degree or extent]
Syn. important, weighty, notable, signal, considerable, prominent, memorable, salient, momentous, stirring, eventful, serious, urgent, pressing, critical, paramount, principal, leading, significant, telling, trenchant, first-rate*, high-flying*, in the front rank*.
Ant. little*, inconsiderable, trivial.
2. [In Great quantity]
Syn. full, many, very many, abundant, satisfying, enough, sufficient, adequate, considerable, substantial, ample, everywhere, copious, voluminous, plentiful, profuse, complete, lavish, generous, immeasurable, endless, countless, fabulous, extravagant, preposterous, overwrought, overcharged, hell of a lot*, all over the place*, no end*.
Ant. inadequate*, insufficient, limited.
3. [Very]
Syn. greatly, enormously, extremely; see very .
n.
Syn. a Great quantity, abundance, quantities, a Great deal, sufficiency, riches, wealth, amplitude, plethora, volume, very much, breadth, copiousness, plentifulness, fullness, profuseness, exuberance, completeness, fruitfulness, lavishness, generousness, lot*, Great lot*, quite a bit*, gobs*, thousands*, tons*, oodles*; see also plenty .
Ant. penury*, scarcity, little.
• as much as,
Syn. practically, virtually, in effect; see almost , equal .
• make much of,
Syn. treat with importance, expand, exaggerate; see overdo 1 .
• not much of a,
Syn. inferior, mediocre, unsatisfactory; see poor 2 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
n.
great quantity, a lot, abundance, profusion, plethora, myriad, deluge, scores, wealth, bonanza, tons, *oodles, *all the tea in China.
ANT.: nothing, zero, pittance
II
a.
1. to a great degree or extent important, remarkable, considerable, significant, paramount, impressive, critical, of consequence.
2. in great quantity abundant, plentiful, ample, sufficient, profuse, lavish, generous, considerable, copious, liberal, sizable.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun A great deal: abundance, mass, mountain, plenty, profusion, wealth, world. Informal: barrel, heap, lot, pack, peck2, pile. Regional: power, sight. See BIG. II adverb To a considerable extent: considerably, far, quite, well2. Idioms: by a long shot (or way), by a wide margin, by far. See BIG.

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