much
1 of 3adjective
ˈməch 
more ˈmȯr ; most ˈmōst
; most ˈmōst 1
a
: great in quantity, amount, extent, or degree
there is much truth in what you say
taken too much time
b
: great in importance or significance
nothing much happened
2
obsolete : many in number
3
: more than is expected or acceptable : more than enough
the large pizza is a bit much for one person
much
2 of 3adverb
more; most
1
a(1)
: to a great degree or extent : considerably
much happier
(2)
: very
much gratified
b(1)
: frequently, often
(2)
: by or for a long time
didn't get to work much before noon
c
: by far
was much the brightest student
2
: nearly, approximately
looks much the way his father did
much
3 of 3noun
1
: a great quantity, amount, extent, or degree
She gave away much of what she owned
2
: something considerable or impressive
was not much to look at
Synonyms
Adjective
- big
- consequential
- earth-shattering
- earthshaking
- eventful
- historic
- important
- major
- material
- meaningful
- momentous
- monumental
- significant
- substantial
- tectonic
- weighty
Adverb
- achingly
- almighty
- archly
- awful
- awfully
- badly
- beastly
- blisteringly
- bone
- colossally
- corking
- cracking
- damn
- damned
- dang
- deadly
- desperately
- eminently
- enormously
- especially
- ever
- exceedingly
- exceeding
- extra
- extremely
- fabulously
- fantastically
- far
- fiercely
- filthy
- frightfully
- full
- greatly
- heavily
- highly
- hugely
- immensely
- incredibly
- intensely
- jolly
- majorly
- mightily
- mighty
- monstrous [chiefly dialect]
- mortally
- most
- particularly
- passing
- rattling
- real
- really
- right
- roaring
- roaringly
- seriously
- severely
- so
- sore
- sorely
- spanking
- specially
- stinking
- such
- super
- supremely
- surpassingly
- terribly
- that
- thumping
- too
- unco
- uncommonly
- vastly
- very
- vitally
- way
- whacking
- wicked
- wildly
Noun
- abundance
- barrel
- basketful
- boatload
- bucket
- bunch
- bundle
- bushel
- carload
- chunk
- deal
- dozen
- fistful
- gobs
- good deal
- heap
- hundred
- lashings [chiefly British]
- lashins
- loads
- lot
- mass
- mess
- mountain
- multiplicity
- myriad
- oodles
- pack
- passel
- peck
- pile
- plateful
- plenitude
- plentitude
- plenty
- pot
- potful
- profusion
- quantity
- raft
- reams
- scads
- sheaf
- shipload
- sight
- slew
- spate
- stack
- store
- ton
- truckload
- volume
- wad
- wealth
- yard
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Example Sentences
Adverb The new car is much better on gas mileage. They both talk too much. Thank you so much for your help. He is much interested in the project. They were much pleased by the compliment. She doesn't visit her family much. The town looks much the same. We came to much the same conclusion. We left the house much as we found it. Noun much of what people think they know about words is inaccurate or downright false See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Steve Sonnenberg, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023 Mahomes admitted to being aware of critics who didn't think much of the Chiefs at the start of the season. —José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2023 Though Berry currently spends much of her time traveling the world with Apa, she was born in France. —Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2023 And more disruption is coming, with A.I. and the energy transition driving much of it. —Alan Murray, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2023 As technologies to capture and store excess electricity continue to improve, experts say that renewables will soon be able to meet much of the region’s power needs. —Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Feb. 2023 Cocca, who also played or coached in Argentina and Colombia, has spent much of his professional career in Mexico playing for Atlas, Veracruz and Querétaro and coaching with Atlas, Santos and Tijuana in addition to Tigres. —Staff WriterFollow, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2023 Hyundai and Kia operate as separate companies in the United States, but Hyundai Motor Group owns a large stake in Kia, and various Hyundai and Kia models share much of their engineering. —Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023 The Eagles determined much of the pace of Sunday’s game, possessing the ball nearly 12 minutes longer than the Chiefs did. —Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2023 BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2023 But the diesel ban will be much more abrupt, depriving Russia of its main diesel customer overnight. —Breanne Deppisch, Washington Examiner, 3 Feb. 2023 But that task appears much more difficult to pull off, with scant signs of a cool-down in a labor market that created more than a half-million jobs in January. —Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023 By plugging in a location, which should yield a much more reliable list of options. —Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2023 But because of how competitive the conference is, much more is at stake down the stretch in the regular season and into the postseason — both in NCAA resume building and to generate consistency in performance. —Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 3 Feb. 2023 Mathurin moved back and forth and was asked to do much more playmaking. —Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Feb. 2023 The new power units will rely much more on electric power and will burn renewable fuels in less powerful V6 engines. —Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, 3 Feb. 2023 This will make a much more solid, filling lasagna that keeps its shape/layers and goes further. —Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2023 See More
Adjective
In 2021 and 2022, employees enjoyed much of the power in the employee-employer relationship. —Steve Sonnenberg, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023 Mahomes admitted to being aware of critics who didn't think much of the Chiefs at the start of the season. —José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2023 Though Berry currently spends much of her time traveling the world with Apa, she was born in France. —Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2023 And more disruption is coming, with A.I. and the energy transition driving much of it. —Alan Murray, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2023 As technologies to capture and store excess electricity continue to improve, experts say that renewables will soon be able to meet much of the region’s power needs. —Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Feb. 2023 Cocca, who also played or coached in Argentina and Colombia, has spent much of his professional career in Mexico playing for Atlas, Veracruz and Querétaro and coaching with Atlas, Santos and Tijuana in addition to Tigres. —Staff WriterFollow, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2023 Hyundai and Kia operate as separate companies in the United States, but Hyundai Motor Group owns a large stake in Kia, and various Hyundai and Kia models share much of their engineering. —Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023 The Eagles determined much of the pace of Sunday’s game, possessing the ball nearly 12 minutes longer than the Chiefs did. —Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2023 Adverb
Among other demographic groups, though, sentiment has shifted much more. —BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2023 But the diesel ban will be much more abrupt, depriving Russia of its main diesel customer overnight. —Breanne Deppisch, Washington Examiner, 3 Feb. 2023 But that task appears much more difficult to pull off, with scant signs of a cool-down in a labor market that created more than a half-million jobs in January. —Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2023 By plugging in a location, which should yield a much more reliable list of options. —Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2023 But because of how competitive the conference is, much more is at stake down the stretch in the regular season and into the postseason — both in NCAA resume building and to generate consistency in performance. —Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 3 Feb. 2023 Mathurin moved back and forth and was asked to do much more playmaking. —Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Feb. 2023 The new power units will rely much more on electric power and will burn renewable fuels in less powerful V6 engines. —Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, 3 Feb. 2023 This will make a much more solid, filling lasagna that keeps its shape/layers and goes further. —Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Feb. 2023 See More Word History
Etymology
Adjective, Adverb, and Noun
Middle English muche large, much, from michel, muchel, from Old English micel, mycel; akin to Old High German mihhil great, large, Latin magnus, Greek megas, Sanskrit mahat
First Known Use
Adjective
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Adverb
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing much
Kids Definition
much
1 of 3 adjective ˈməch
more ˈmō(ə)r
ˈmȯ(ə)r
; most ˈmōst 1
: great in quantity, amount, or extent
has much money
takes too much time
2
: great in importance or significance
nothing much happened
much
2 of 3 adverb more; most
1
a
: to a great or high level or extent
much happier
b
: very
much obliged
2
: just about : nearly
looks much as it did years ago
much
3 of 3 noun1
: a great quantity, amount, extent, or part
much that was said is false
2
: something important or impressive
not much to look at
much 1 of 3
adjective
as in significant
having great meaning or lasting effect actually, nothing much changed Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- significant
- important
- major
- big
- substantial
- historic
- meaningful
- eventful
- momentous
- exceptional
- monumental
- material
- tectonic
- distinguished
- consequential
- remarkable
- earthshaking
- serious
- valuable
- worthy
- great
- earth-shattering
- weighty
- pivotal
- outstanding
- noteworthy
- prominent
- notable
- decisive
- crucial
- impressive
- outstanding
- worthwhile
- distinctive
- seminal
- earnest
- strategic
- sincere
- central
- fatal
- fateful
- essential
- critical
- heavy
- famous
- grave
- key
- vital
- illustrious
- eminent
- notorious
- renowned
- prestigious
- noble
- preeminent
- all-important
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- little
- small
- trivial
- slight
- insignificant
- unimportant
- minor
- negligible
- inconsiderable
- trifling
- inconsequential
- worthless
- petty
- paltry
- unknown
- obscure
- anonymous
- nameless
- uncelebrated
much
2 of 3adverb
1
as in very
to a great degree much gratified by the favorable response to her novel Synonyms & Similar Words
- very
- terribly
- too
- extremely
- far
- incredibly
- so
- highly
- that
- damn
- really
- badly
- damned
- seriously
- most
- greatly
- desperately
- full
- severely
- intensely
- real
- heavily
- particularly
- especially
- such
- wildly
- immensely
- super
- jolly
- way
- extra
- fiercely
- hugely
- awfully
- exceptionally
- exceeding
- absolutely
- enormously
- exceedingly
- mighty
- a lot
- specially
- fantastically
- awful
- vitally
- vastly
- totally
- thoroughly
- remarkably
- good and
- supremely
- significantly
- uncommonly
- deeply
- frightfully
- passing
- fabulously
- eminently
- surpassingly
- completely
- ever
- achingly
- sore
- entirely
- stinking
- filthy
- almighty
- majorly
- deadly
- archly
- roaring
- utterly
- bone
- dang
- mortally
- considerably
- beastly
- sorely
- mightily
- rattling
- wicked
- positively
- cracking
- roaringly
- noticeably
- thumping
- unco
- whacking
- colossally
- monstrous
- blisteringly
- corking
- right
- spanking
- fully
- substantially
- wholly
- obviously
- notably
- visibly
- extensively
- purely
- radically
- downright
- markedly
- profoundly
- appreciably
- as all get-out
- abundantly
- overmuch
- discernibly
- altogether
- excessively
- palpably
- plentifully
- plainly
- monumentally
- obscenely
- amazingly
- astronomically
- astonishingly
- staggeringly
- flat-out
- monstrously
- grandly
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- little
- somewhat
- slightly
- nominally
- hardly
- negligibly
- just
- scarcely
- barely
- marginally
- minimally
- meagerly
- scantily
2
as in highly
to a large extent or degree the new decorations made me much happier Synonyms & Similar Words
- highly
- considerably
- greatly
- significantly
- extensively
- utterly
- broadly
- tremendously
- a lot
- massively
- largely
- noticeably
- hugely
- sizably
- enormously
- vastly
- no end
- staggeringly
- monumentally
- stupendously
- astronomically
- colossally
- by half
- appreciably
- monstrously
- big-time
- abundantly
- plentifully
- copiously
- amply
- healthily
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- little
- slightly
- nominally
- modestly
- negligibly
- hardly
- scarcely
- barely
- just
- minimally
- minutely
- imperceptibly
- fractionally
- microscopically
- insignificantly
- infinitesimally
- invisibly
3
as in almost
very close to but not completely today the old neighborhood looks much as it did years ago Synonyms & Similar Words
- almost
- nearly
- practically
- about
- most
- fairly
- pretty much
- virtually
- somewhere
- just about
- all but
- mostly
- next to
- fair
- somewhat
- near
- as good as
- appreciably
- largely
- nigh
- borderline
- mainly
- feckly
- chiefly
- well-nigh
- more or less
- partly
- within an inch of
- partially
- kind of
- by and large
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- quite
- entirely
- fully
- completely
- thoroughly
- absolutely
- well
- altogether
- wholly
- totally
- plain
- utterly
- hardly
- scarcely
- barely
- plumb
4
as in often
many times I don't do that much anymore Synonyms & Similar Words
- often
- frequently
- constantly
- repeatedly
- always
- a lot
- oftentimes
- continually
- oft
- time after time
- again
- time and again
- regularly
- ofttimes
- again and again
- hourly
- consistently
- commonly
- usually
- ordinarily
- continuously
- over and over
- generally
- unceasingly
- routinely
- anew
- uninterruptedly
- continuingly
- afresh
- intermittently
- habitually
- perpetually
- periodically
- night and day
- recurrently
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- little
- rarely
- seldom
- infrequently
- sometimes
- now
- never
- occasionally
- sporadically
- once
- now and then
- ne'er
5
as in about
close to but not exactly he behaves much the same as I did at that age Synonyms & Similar Words
- about
- some
- like
- approximately
- roughly
- around
- say
- nearly
- near
- somewhere about
- somewhere around
- generally
- after a fashion
- more or less
- plus or minus
- kind of
- loosely
- practically
- virtually
- nominally
- well-nigh
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- exactly
- even
- precisely
- just
- due
- sharp
- squarely
- smack-dab
much
3 of 3noun
as in plenty
a considerable amount much of what people think they know about words is inaccurate or downright false Synonyms & Similar Words
- plenty
- ton
- lot
- loads
- dozen
- slew
- hundred
- deal
- bunch
- wealth
- chunk
- quantity
- pile
- abundance
- bundle
- raft
- oodles
- stack
- myriad
- gobs
- boatload
- volume
- scads
- heap
- good deal
- truckload
- peck
- bucket
- plentitude
- plenitude
- basketful
- mess
- profusion
- reams
- pack
- mass
- plateful
- yard
- quite a bit
- multiplicity
- carload
- wad
- mountain
- fistful
- bushel
- shipload
- pot
- store
- sight
- sheaf
- all kinds (of)
- thousands
- overmuch
- barrel
- potful
- lashings
- excess
- lashins
- spate
- passel
- score
- flood
- million
- surplus
- overabundance
- plague
- rash
- overkill
- plethora
- surfeit
- superabundance
- embarrassment
- sea
- multitude
- epidemic
- crowd
- overage
- cram
- bonanza
- host
- superfluity
- oversupply
- overflow
- deluge
- press
- redundancy
- swarm
- army
- bevy
- horde
- throng
- drove
- flock
- legion
- trillion
- zillion
- crush
- herd
- mob
- gazillion
- jillion
- kazillion
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- bit
- taste
- tad
- touch
- hint
- handful
- ounce
- strain
- suspicion
- spot
- mite
- little
- shade
- mouthful
- glimmer
- speck
- modicum
- pittance
- sprinkling
- peanuts
- iota
- trace
- grain
- shadow
- pinch
- whit
- particle
- fragment
- ray
- sprinkle
- scruple
- molecule
- streak
- lick
- atom
- smidgen
- jot
- shred
- ace
- dab
- scrap
- dram
- mote
- scintilla
- dot
- smidgeon
- smidge
- nip
- tittle
- lack
- section
- piece
- portion
- smidgin
- smattering
- crumb
- granule
- drop
- absence
- dash
- morsel
- shot
- shortage
- paucity
- fleck
- driblet
- want
- scarcity
- dearth
- poverty
- smatter
- flyspeck
- nubbin
- deficiency
- famine
- deficit
- insufficiency
- inadequacy
- scarceness
- meagerness
- scantiness
- undersupply
- skimpiness
- scantness