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Synonyms for lot

Most common

many great deal plenty deal fortune fate crowd batch

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Many — A large quantity or number; a great deal

many, great deal, plenty, heap informal, deal, good deal, slew, oodles informal, pile, mass, multitude, mess, sight informal, flock, mountain, raft, load, spate UK, abundance, sum, passel, pot

2. Fortune — that which happens without human design or forethought

fortune, fate, destiny, luck, doom, accident, destination, predestination, kismet, fatality, chance dated, weird dated, hap dated, foredoom rare, foreordination rare

3. Crowd — A number of people taken collectively

crowd, group, crew, gang

4. Batch — A separate, appropriated portion; a quantized, subdivided set consisting a whole

batch, set, collection

Other

bunch, parcel, plot, land, cup, circle, draw, budget, band, grave, prize US, prise UK, caboodle informal

Verb

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A large quantity or number; a great deal.

    win the whole lot (of money); i.e. jackpot

  2. n. 2

    A separate, appropriated portion; a quantized, subdivided set consisting a whole.

    The Lord divided the land to the tribes, each according to his lot.

  3. n. 3

    A number of people taken collectively.

  4. v. 1

    To allot; to sort; to apportion.

Forms

Plural
lots → plenties, heaps, deals, slews…
Past participle
lotted
e.g. lotted → allotted, parted, distributed, dispensed…

Example sentences

  • many How many pieces of carry-on are you going to take?
  • plenty If you have a cold, you should get plenty of rest.
  • band The band entertained the spectators at the parade.
  • draw Tom said he would draw a map for her if necessary.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
lotrising
manysteady
plentyrising
bandsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
set1, cup1, pot1, sum1, hap1
4 letters
many2, part1, deal1, land1, mass1, luck1, band1, draw1, crew1, mess1, load1, plot1, gang1, fate1
5 letters
group1, weird1, crowd1, bunch1, prize1, sight1, grave1, batch1, flock1, spate1, allot2, prise
6 letters
chance1, budget2, plenty2, circle2, parcel2, oodles2, kismet2, passel2
7 letters
fortune2, destiny3
8 letters
mountain2, accident3, fatality4, dispense2, caboodle3, foredoom
9 letters
abundance3, multitude3
10 letters
collection3, proportion3, distribute3, administer4
11 letters
destination4
14 letters
predestination5, foreordination

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (many2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
parcelle
Italiano
parcella
Deutsch
Parzelle
Català
parcel·la