much

Examples

• All

• How much am I going to win tonight?

  The Hustler (1961)

• Good, now see... that was much better.

  Bloodletting (1997)

• Please use our free stuff as much as you can.

• - No, no, it's much more than that.

  Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

• The other rooms are much worse.

  Thunderbolts* (2025)

• We don't have to think much, if at all.

  Evan Carmichael

• I've been doing it so much for so long.

• Without this underpinning relationship, staff will find it much harder to support the person well.

  Academic text (2011)

• Music educators sometimes feel overwhelmed just keeping track of multiple standards, much less teaching them.

  Academic text (2011)

• After losing his job, he realized that not much mattered to him anymore.

Synonyms

N

nearly

vsmuch

∞ 1.0

Almost but not completely

is close in meaning but stresses extent rather than exact finish

P

pretty much

vsmuch

• Informal

∞ 3.0

Almost completely but not quite

is similar but puts more weight on large amount not absolute

P

practically

vsmuch

634 2.5

Almost but not completely

is very close in sense but focuses on high degree not full completion

L

largely

vsmuch

602 2.4

For the most part

is similar but focuses on near completeness rather than general predominance

F

for the most part

vsmuch

261 3.2

It happens in most cases but not always

is about large degree overall but highlights closeness to full completion

S

substantially

vsmuch

129 4.9

To a large degree

is about great extent but adds the idea of near complete rather than just size

Antonyms

S

slightly

885 1.0

A little, not very much

N

not much of anything

2 4.3

Almost nothing of value

Idioms

T

too much

∞ 1.2

More than is needed or healthy

P

pretty much

• Informal

∞ 3.0

Almost completely but not quite

M

much as

502 2.5

In the same way as someone or something

S

so much for

• Informal

88 7.1

Shows that a plan or hope failed

A

as much as possible

82 1.4

As far as you can

M

much less

77 3.9

Shows that something is even less likely or possible than what came before

P

to protests too much

• Informal

6 8.0

Deny something so strongly it makes others think you have something to hide

M

much ado about nothing

• Informal

5 7.5

A lot of fuss about something unimportant

N

not much of anything

2 4.3

Almost nothing of value

L

to leave much to the imagination

1 6.1

Not showing all details so people can think about the missing parts

M

much of a muchness

• UK

8.0

Almost the same with very little difference

M

much to someone's delight

4.4

Something that causes someone great pleasure

Compounds

S

so much fun

180 1.0

A very enjoyable time that makes you feel happy

S

so much floof

• Slang

9.6

An animal with very soft, thick fur that looks like a cloud

How Complete

completely

∞ 1.0

much

∞ 1.0

largely

602 2.4

partly

375 1.0

hardly

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology