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amount
noun as in quantity
noun as in total
noun as in whole effect
verb as in equal, add up to
Strong matches
aggregate, approach, approximate, become, correspond, effect, extend, grow, match, mean, number, purport, reach, rival, sum, tally, total, touch
Weak matches
be equivalent to, be tantamount to, check with, come to, develop into
Example Sentences
Michael O’Kelly, city manager for Bell Gardens, said the amount remains outstanding and that a lien on her home had been placed.
"We are a different team and we have evolved a huge amount in the last 12 months," George told BBC Radio 5 Live.
“The more conservative estimates about how many people that will incorporate are in the neighborhood of 50,000. That’s an enormous amount compared to the current number of actual political appointees, which is 4,000.”
“He was willing to endure a certain amount of pain if it meant that he wasn’t going to have to pay a premium in terms of people’s salaries and equity,” Schiffer said of his approach to Twitter.
The Georgian piece contains about 500 diamonds and was bought for almost double the amount estimated by Sotheby's auction house.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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