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great quantity

NOUN
much
Synonyms
STRONGEST
plenty
STRONG
abundance amplitude barrel breadth completeness copiousness excess exuberance fullness gobs heaps loads lots lump mass mess mountain multiplicity oodles overage oversupply pack peck pile plentifulness plethora profuseness riches scads sufficiency superabundance superfluity thousands tons volume wealth
WEAK
a lot all kinds of appreciable amount very much
Antonyms
STRONG
dearth deficiency incompleteness insufficiency lack little need poverty scarcity want
NOUN
profusion
Synonyms
STRONGEST
glut outpouring
STRONG
ampleness copiousness excess extravagance flood opulence overflow plenitude plenty prosperity surplus wealth
WEAK
prosperousness
Antonyms
STRONG
economy lack moderation need poorness poverty scarcity want
NOUN
superabundance
Synonyms
STRONG
excess glut overflow overmuch oversupply plenty plethora superfluity surfeit surplus
WEAK
more than enough too much
Antonyms
STRONG
few insufficiency lack little necessity need scarcity want

Example Sentences

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The head of Lanzarote's emergency services told local media some homes had been submerged, with floodwaters leaving behind a "great quantity of mud".

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

In an interview with The Associated Press, Reyes said forensic tests carried out in Danish and Canadian labs indicated a presence of “a great quantity of Cloristridium botulinum, which is incompatible with human life.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2023

Echoing Andersen, Garry said NIH’s biosafety review is necessary given new discoveries of viruses that circulate in great quantity in bats and can jump easily into other animals, potentially triggering another pandemic.

From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2022

But in truth, should I meet with gold or spices in great quantity, I shall remain till I collect as much as possible, and for this purpose I am proceeding solely in quest of them.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019

With that she took a great quantity of the smallest of the seeds, wheat and poppy and millet and so on, and mixed them all together in a heap.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton