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.
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To be honest, there’s not much else up there—most Chicagoans have never even walked this way.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026
And aside from the usual suspects competing for trophies at the top of the table, there is not much out there for a coach who is unabashed in equating achievement and success with trophies.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Most scenes are shot from a fixed camera position, which can accentuate the level of tedium when there’s not much happening.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
The mail-order tadpole that stuck around for almost two decades as an adult frog, cared for but not much cared about.
—Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026
And aside from the usual suspects competing for trophies at the top of the table, there is not much out there for a coach who is unabashed in equating achievement and success with trophies.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Most scenes are shot from a fixed camera position, which can accentuate the level of tedium when there’s not much happening.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
The mail-order tadpole that stuck around for almost two decades as an adult frog, cared for but not much cared about.
—Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for not much
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“Not much.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20much. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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