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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She said: "We're also lucky that with the Arbroath Smokie we get a lot of tourists who want to come and see that."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“There’s a lot of pressure in that marketplace,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

There’s a lot of me in Shah Latif, but I actually think there’s a lot of Shah Latif in all of us.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

"There are a lot of things to happen before then," said Key.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

By now, Torak knew quite a lot of them, although it wasn’t as if he’d had to learn them.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver