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much

 
pronunciation:
muhch
parts of speech:
adjective, noun, adverb
phrases:
make much of
features:
Language Note
part of speech: adjective
inflections: more, most
definition: great in degree, number, or amount.
synonyms:
abundant, ample, plenteous, plentiful, profuse
antonyms:
little
similar words:
considerable, rife, sufficient
 
part of speech: noun
definition 1: a great amount or number.
synonyms:
lot, plenty
similar words:
abundance, amplitude, gobs, heaps, oodles, quantity, scads, slew, stacks, tons
definition 2: a notable or important thing or person.
He's not much as a writer.
phrase: make much of
 
part of speech: adverb
inflections: more, most
definition 1: to a great extent or degree.
The others don't like him much.I don't go there much.
antonyms:
little
similar words:
far, greatly, highly, particularly, way, well
definition 2: nearly.
She and I are much the same.
synonyms:
nearly
antonyms:
hardly
similar words:
almost, practically, virtually
Language Note
Much or many? Which word is right for your sentence? Use many with things you can count. The answer to the question "how many?" will include a number.
Many fish are in the aquarium. How many fish? Fourteen fish.
Use much with things that cannot be counted. The answer to the question "how much?" will include an amount.
So much snow fell last night. How much snow? A lot of snow.