boatload
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Definition of boatload
1 : a load that fills a boat a boatload of passengers
2 : an indefinitely large number or amount a boatload of criticism a boatload of money
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Synonyms & Antonyms for boatload
Synonyms
abundance, barrel, basketful, bucket, bunch, bundle, bushel, carload, chunk, deal, dozen, fistful, gobs, good deal, heap, hundred, loads, lot, mass, mess, mountain, much, multiplicity, myriad, oodles, pack, passel, peck, pile, plateful, plenitude, plentitude, plenty, pot, profusion, quantity, raft, reams, scads, sight, slew, spate, stack, store, ton, volume, wad, wealth, yard
Antonyms
ace, bit, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, handful, hint, lick, little, mite, mouthful, nip, ounce, peanuts, pinch, pittance, scruple, shade, shadow, smidgen (also smidgeon), speck, spot, sprinkle, sprinkling, strain, streak, tad, touch, trace
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Gasping for air on May 8, the Dodgers were nine games under .500 with a boatload of injures, including shortstop Corey Seager, who was lost for the season. — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, "Dodgers and Cubs could be headed for another postseason showdown," 17 June 2018 What about the possibility of using their boatload of picks to move up rather than down? — Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com, "Is it Sam Darnold or Josh Allen for the Browns after their Pro Days? Hey, Mary Kay!," 25 Mar. 2018 After less than a fortnight in office, Sanchez has already attracted headlines for naming the country’s first mainly female cabinet and offering shelter to a boatload of migrants turned away from Sicily by the populist administration in Rome. — Charles Penty, Bloomberg.com, "Spanish Minister Resigns, Saying Sanchez Will Turn Page on Graft," 13 June 2018 But perhaps more impressive than the boatload of titles in Ronaldo’s trophy cabinet has been his ability to reinvent his game. — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, "Cristiano Ronaldo to Join Italy’s Juventus in $117 Million Deal," 10 July 2018 Hedeby supported 1,500 to 2,000 full-time inhabitants, besides the boatloads of traders that visited. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Viking Archeological Site and Others Earn World Heritage Status," 2 July 2018 One of their moves was to spin out the cup business as Sweetheart Holdings — along with a boatload of debt jettisoned out of Fort Howard. — Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic, "Disposable America," 21 June 2018 There should be a boatload of injury time in this one. — Victor Mather, New York Times, "After Morocco Own Goal, Iran Wins World Cup Slugfest," 16 June 2018 The cavalry is not coming with a boatload of money to build housing. — Benjamin Oreskes, latimes.com, "Q&A: San Francisco Mayor-elect London Breed on what she hopes to accomplish at the helm of her hometown," 15 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'boatload.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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boatload
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English Language Learners Definition of boatload
: an amount or number that will fill a boat
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