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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"It's a lot busier than we thought, so the team's growing."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

In a handful of former mining towns and villages in north-west England, there is a lot of frustration with the state of the UK.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

This guy is, by the way, completely superfluous to the plot, and wastes a lot of our time before he gets dumped out of it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“Part of that’s going to be personnel driven, part of that’s going to be probably style‑of‑play driven, mentality, and certainly the head coach has a lot to do with it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

It’s clear that Miss Genovese has spent a lot of time going over the outline of this morning, scrutinizing every detail of what happened for clues.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

a lot

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