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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"You could spend the rest of your life reading books about Shakespeare and quite a lot of people do."

From BBC

Were these songs played a lot on the set while filming this last episode?

From Los Angeles Times

“I guess you could say I buy bad news a lot,” Muckle said.

From The Wall Street Journal

She said she sees a lot of people interested in Shackleton at the museum.

From BBC

“Not a lot of hikers go that route in the snow. That’s why it makes it more scary, because you can fall and nobody sees you.”

From Los Angeles Times