Synonyms and antonyms of Words used to describe large amounts and quantities in British Thesaurus

substantial (adjective)

large in amount or degree

considerable (adjective)

large in size, amount, or degree

extensive (adjective)

very large in amount or degree

enormous (adjective)

very large in size or quantity

huge (adjective)

extremely large in number, amount, or degree

great (adjective)

used for emphasizing a large number of people or things

large (adjective)

bigger than usual in number or amount

high (adjective)

large in amount

abundant (adjective)

formal existing or available in large quantities

abundantly (adverb)

formal in large quantities

a good deal ()

a lot

a good many/few (adjective)

fairly large in amount, size, range etc

a hundred/thousand/million etc and one ()

used for emphasizing that there are a very large number of people or things

any more/better/bigger etc ()

used for saying or asking whether something is more/better/bigger etc even by a small amount

as many as ()

used before a number for showing how large and surprising it is

as much as ()

used before an amount for showing how large and surprising it is

astronomical (adjective)

informal an astronomical amount, price, or charge is one that is extremely high and much higher than you would expect

astronomically (adverb)

informal by a very large amount

bare (adverb)

Britishvery informal very or greatly

bewildering (adjective)

a bewildering range or set of things is very large and offers too many choices

big (adjective)

large in degree, or having a strong effect

bountiful (adjective)

literary available in large quantities

bulk (adjective)

relating to the sale, production, or transport of goods in large quantities

by a long way ()

by a large amount

by the bucket ()

in very large quantities

by the bucketful ()

in very large quantities

copious (adjective)

formal large, or in large amounts

countless (adjective)

very many, especially more than you think is reasonable

enormously (adverb)

by a large amount

explosive (adjective)

very large in size, amount, or importance and happening over a very short period of time

eye-watering (adjective)

an eye-watering amount is extremely high or large, and much higher or larger than you would expect

fair (adjective)

used for emphasizing that an amount, size, number etc is large

galore (adjective)

used for emphasizing how large an amount or quantity is

generous (adjective)

a generous amount is larger than is usual or necessary

goodish (adjective)

informal a goodish distance or amount is fairly long or fairly large

goodly (adjective)

old-fashioned a goodly number, amount, time etc is fairly large or long

heavily (adverb)

in large amounts

heavy (adjective)

used for saying that there is a lot of something

heavy (adjective)

used for saying that something involves a lot of people, things, or money

in bulk ()

bought or sold in large quantities

incalculable (adjective)

formal too great to count or measure

inestimable (adjective)

formal too much to calculate

innumerable (adjective)

formal too many to be counted: used for emphasizing a large amount or number

inordinate (adjective)

formal much more than you would usually expect: used for emphasizing how large something is or how much of something there is

in plenty ()

used for saying that things exist or happen in large amounts or numbers

in spades ()

to a great degree, or in large amounts

in their hundreds/thousands/millions ()

used for saying how many people or things do something, without being exact

lavish (adjective)

something that is lavish exists, is spent, or is given in a very large amount, especially if it costs a lot of money

legion (adjective)

formal very large in number

liberal (adjective)

a liberal amount is large and generous

like confetti ()

used for saying that things are being given to a lot of people

like weeds ()

in very large numbers

maha (adjective)

Indian English very big or great

mass (adjective)

involving or affecting a large number of people

massed (adjective)

forming a large group

massive (adjective)

very large in amount or degree

mondo (adjective)

informal very large or impressive

(more than) your fair share of something ()

used for emphasizing that an amount is very large, especially an amount of something bad

multitudinous (adjective)

very formal very many

myriad (adjective)

mainly literary very many, especially too many to count

no fewer than ()

used before a number to emphasize that it is larger that you might expect

no less than ()

used before a number or amount for showing that it is large and surprising

numberless (adjective)

too many to be counted

plenteous (adjective)

literary plentiful

plentiful (adjective)

present or available in large quantities

profuse (adjective)

existing or being produced in large amounts

right and left ()

in large numbers or amounts

serious (adjective)

informal extreme, or large in amount

significantly (adverb)

by a large amount, or in a way that is easily noticeable

some (adverb)

used for emphasizing that you are talking about a fairly large amount of something or a fairly large number of people or things

strong (adjective)

great in number

strong (adjective)

used with a number to say how many people are in a group

substantially (adverb)

by a large amount or degree

substantive (adjective)

formal large in amount, degree, or strength

thick and fast ()

frequently and in large numbers or amounts

to the tune of (informal)

informal used for emphasizing how large an amount is

tremendous (adjective)

used for emphasizing that something such as an amount, achievement, or feeling is extremely great, important, or strong

triple (adjective)

three times bigger than the usual size or amount

unnumbered (adjective)

literary too many to count

unprecedented (adjective)

the greatest in size, amount, degree etc that has ever been known

untold (adjective)

existing or present in an amount that is too large to be measured

way (adverb)

informal by a large amount or distance

widely (adverb)

by a large amount, or to a large degree

without/beyond number ()

too many to be counted