a lot

[uh lot] / ə ˈlɒt /

ADVERB

greatly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

entirely substantially totally wholly

STRONG

considerably emphatically exceedingly extremely highly immensely incredibly infinitely intensely largely markedly notably powerfully tremendously

WEAK

all all in all altogether wholesale

Antonyms

STRONGEST

barely hardly

STRONG

inconsiderably insignificantly

WEAK

mildly rarely

NOUN

abundance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

great deal lots mass

STRONG

bulk bunch bundle clump collection heaps loads tons

WEAK

acres batch cargo galore gobs legion legions load oodles plethora reams scad scads slathers slew stock store volume wad whole

Antonyms

STRONGEST

little

STRONG

bit few

WEAK

couple

Example Sentences

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Bouaddi made his debut for Lille in the Conference League three days after turning 16 and has played Champions League and Europa League football too, so he has a lot of experience and maturity already.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

But there has been a lot of organisation, agreements and gentlemen's agreements and then suddenly they don't want to.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Bringing the World Cup — or at least a World Cup team — to Irvine also took a lot of time and work.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

“I’d like to see it smaller. I think there are a lot of people in there that shouldn’t be there,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

He sounded a lot more confident than he felt.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

a lot

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