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Synonyms for lots

  • noun
  • adverb

Most common

heaps dozens piles

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Oodles

oodles informal, tons informal, heaps, dozens, piles, stacks slang, scores slang UK

Other

superflux rare

Adverb

1. A lot — A great deal; very much

a lot, a great deal, a good deal

Antonyms

nada

All antonyms of lots →

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A lot; a great deal; tons; loads.

    She made lots of new friends.

  2. adv. 1

    A great deal; very much.

    I feel lots better about it now that we've talked.

Example sentences

  • dozens Dozens of young people attended the demonstration.
  • piles Snow falls silently and piles up ... on top of me.
  • heaps He made heaps of money by ripping off naive suckers.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
lotsrising
dozensrising
pilessteady
heapsrising

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

By length

4 letters
tons1
5 letters
piles1, heaps1
6 letters
scores1, dozens2, stacks1, oodles2
9 letters
superflux

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dozens2 = 2 syllables).