🗃️ A lot 😄 Very much

heaps

4 7.9

To mean very much or a lot

adverb
/hips/

: mucho

I have heaps of homework to do this weekend.

Examples

Heaps of you guys like I mean heaps of you guys requested a video on pink lipsticks and red lipsticks.
There are heaps of delicious options on the menu tonight.
She enjoys heaps of things, including hiking, painting, and reading.

Synonyms

much

vsheaps

∞ 1.0

To a large degree, very or a lot

is informal and focuses on amount rather than frequency

quite a bit

vsheaps

Informal

354 2.8

A fairly large amount

is more informal and emphasizes strong amount

Antonyms

little

∞ 1.0

To a very small degree

few

∞ 1.0

A small number of people or things

scarcity

31 4.4

A situation where there is not enough of something people need

How Much

extremely

∞ 1.0

heaps

4 7.9

quite

∞ 1.0

somewhat

811 2.0

slightly

880 1.0

Surface Forms

heaps positive

Morphology

heaps = heap (semi-transparent) = heap + s

The adverbial sense comes from an informal quantity expression based on the noun 'heap', but the step from 'pile' to 'very much' is only partially predictable.

Etymology

Heaps as an adverb also comes from the word heap, meaning 'pile'. Saying 'thanks heaps' or 'I like it heaps' is like saying you have a pile of thanks or feeling, so it means 'very much' or 'a lot'.