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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There’s really not much beyond that, not a sense of community.
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
When rescuers got hold of Taylor Swift, the cheetah, the cub was only three pounds and not much larger than the kitten of a domestic house cat.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The president's strongest rating was on immigration, with 48% expressing a fair amount of confidence, 52% not much.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
If our public schools do no more teaching than what kids can learn from reading the side of a bus, that’s not much of a defense of them.
—The Editors, National Review, 23 Apr. 2025
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
When rescuers got hold of Taylor Swift, the cheetah, the cub was only three pounds and not much larger than the kitten of a domestic house cat.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The president's strongest rating was on immigration, with 48% expressing a fair amount of confidence, 52% not much.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
If our public schools do no more teaching than what kids can learn from reading the side of a bus, that’s not much of a defense of them.
—The Editors, National Review, 23 Apr. 2025
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 3 May. 2025.
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