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a great deal

ADVERB
much
Synonyms
STRONGEST
considerably exceptionally extremely frequently highly indeed often regularly very
WEAK
again and again decidedly eminently exceedingly hugely notably oft over and over repeatedly surpassingly time and time again
Antonyms
STRONGEST
infrequently little rarely seldom

Example Sentences

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"Everyone I met was highly competent and cared a great deal about doing the right thing," he wrote.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

“We suggest investors proceed with any IPO investment with caution and expect to experience a great deal of volatility.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

The authors found that early squamate evolution involved a great deal of anatomical experimentation and convergent evolution, which helps explain why the earliest snake story has been so difficult to untangle from fossils alone.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

All in all, there is a great deal to be said for indirect taxes—for sales taxes, for value-added taxes and, yes, for tariffs as well.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“My son has changed a great deal in ten years, and yet I know that deep inside he is still my Freddy. Isn’t it nice that he and Fawsy are getting along so well?”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood