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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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“There are lots of ways you can construct this, and there are a lot of boarding forces in the region now,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

“People don’t talk about God a lot, but I’m just so grateful that God gave me the endurance to continue and push through despite whatever,” Halsey says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

"But there are a lot of steps to go through," she added.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

If he were alive "Diego would say there is a lot of hunger and we have to help, because the need is so great," Diego Gavilan, one of the kitchen's beneficiaries, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

She hadn’t smiled at him a lot since the day they’d kissed and then he’d told her he didn’t want a girlfriend.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith