large amount

ADJECTIVE

many

Synonyms

STRONGEST

copious many multiple

STRONG

abounding abundant bounteous innumerable profuse

WEAK

legion manifold multitudinous myriad numerous plentiful populous rife

Example Sentences

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This strategy has left the Fed with a large amount of mortgage assets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

Auditors are often tasked with traveling to the middle of nowhere and tallying up a large amount of unusual things, from chickens and pigs to quarry rocks, corn, traffic lights and telephone poles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The study suggests this distortion is caused by the planet's rapid rotation along with the large amount of material it drags through space.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

A large amount of screen time is linked to negative effects on a child, and can affect social, emotional, language and brain development, sleep, eyesight and healthy weight.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

As each swelling was popped, a large amount of thick yellowish- green liquid burst forth, which smelled strongly of petrol.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling