so much

1 of 3

adverb

: by the amount indicated or suggested

if they lose their way, so much the better for us

so much

2 of 3

pronoun

1

: something (such as an amount or price) unspecified or undetermined

charge so much a mile

2

: all that can be or is to be said or done

so much for the history of the case

so much

3 of 3

adjective

—used as an intensive

the house burned like so much paper

sounded like so much nonsense

Examples of so much in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

How these birds could put on so much fat and still be healthy remains somewhat mysterious. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

But that’s harder to pull off when companies have so much money to spend and are racing to build out infrastructure. — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adverb

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Pronoun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1557, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for so much

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