Definitions

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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By the time a grant is approved, a lot of people who know what they are talking about have said so.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

Claudia Alves, a community advocate who was born in Madeira, said a lot of the Portuguese community were now leaving Jersey and moving back to Madeira in part because of the cost of living.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Read: More Americans are buying homes to fit multiple generations: ‘It answered a lot of prayers’

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Before “The Sheep Detectives” landed with Amazon MGM Studios, Mazin said he received some pushback from “studio folks” who believed it needed to be “more juvenile” with a lot of “farting.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

“You know, you and I are a lot alike, fox.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

a lot

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