not much

idiom

1

: to not be very good, important, or impressive

The food wasn't much.

2

: a small amount of (something)

That wasn't much help.

There isn't much difference between the two.

There's not much food in the house.

Examples of not much in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But with new characters slightly overcrowding the call sheet (the Four Horsemen become eight by the end), there’s not much room for character development, other than the big twist, which conjures memories of the original. —Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025

There’s not much Fisher Robay in this episode; outside a brief glimpse of Ron overseeing the progress on the mall development, there’s only one scene set at work. —Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025

There was not much of a hole, but there was a sliver. —Pete Sampson, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025

While not much snow is anticipated, Packers fans traveling for the game may want to keep an eye out for some slippery areas of the road, Kaiser said. —Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 10 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for not much

• nonesuch
• retouch
• clutch
• crutch
• cutch
• dutch
• hutch
• mutch
• such
• touch
• insomuch
• overmuch