basketful

noun

bas·​ket·​ful ˈba-skit-ˌfu̇l 

plural basketfuls ˈba-skit-ˌfu̇lz  also basketsful ˈba-skits-ˌfu̇l 

: as much or as many as a basket will hold

also : a considerable quantity

Synonyms

• loads
• ton
• dozen
• plenty
• slew
• bunch
• pile
• chunk
• deal
• quantity
• wealth
• lot
• bundle
• abundance
• raft
• stack

Examples of basketful in a Sentence

the movie showed off a basketful of eye-popping special effects

Recent Examples on the Web

Then Mike told us about a woman who’d spotted Ted Koppel carrying a basketful of avocados at a farm stand in Maryland. —David Sedaris, New Yorker, 23 June 2025

They’re served by the basketful with small-batch preserves made right down the road. —Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025

For June, surviving the night means walking around with a literal basketful of heads that won't shut up. —Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025

Even a small basketful of various subscriptions would likely add up to less than one might easily spend on a batch of CDs or DVDs or Blu-rays (not to mention the devices to play them on). —Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above