Word: Much

Pronunciation

/mʌtʃ/

Definitions

• Adjective: A quantifier indicating a large but unspecified amount or degree; to a great extent or degree. For example: “There’s much work to be done.”
  • “She was much happier after her vacation.”
• Adverb: To a great extent or degree; very. For example: “I couldn’t care much less about that issue.”
  • “The project has improved much since last month.”

Phrases

• “Much ado about nothing”: A phrase used to describe a situation where there has been a lot of fuss or excitement over something that turned out to be unimportant.
• “How much”: An inquiry about the quantity or price of something.
• “Much to one’s surprise”: Expressing that something happened unexpectedly.

Example Sentences

• Adjective: “There isn’t much time left before the deadline.”
• Adverb: “She works much harder than anyone else on the team.”

Synonyms

• Many (when referring to countable nouns)
• A lot (informal)
• Plenty
• Considerable
• Substantial
• Great deal
• Extensive
• Significantly (as an adverb)