scad

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈskad 

plural scad also scads

: any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)

scad

2 of 2

noun (2)

: a large number or quantity

—usually used in plural

scads of money

Synonyms of scad

Noun (2)

• loads
• plenty
• ton
• dozen
• slew
• bunch
• lot
• wealth
• pile
• chunk
• deal
• quantity

Examples of scad in a Sentence

Noun (2)

scads of people showed up for the party

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Being in the path of all that high-energy radiation must be rough, but the impact of the jet is also causing clouds of gas in the second galaxy to collapse, which triggers scads of star formation. —Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2025

Jon Bon Jovi joined scads of Americans over the weekend to protest the policies of President Donald Trump. —Chris Jordan, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025

Today, in more than 1,000 of its restaurants, Wingstop’s new digital operating system streamlines ordering and evaluates scads of data to predict how much food will be needed and when. —Editorial, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025

Raleigh hits scads of fly balls (and pop ups), with a stratospheric 25.3 degree average launch angle. —Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

origin unknown

Noun (2)

probably alteration of English dialect scald a multitude

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1602, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1869, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for scad

• ad
• add
• bad
• brad
• cad
• clad
• dad
• fad
• gad
• glad
• grad
• had