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

One calculation suggested Lightbulb made so much gold and platinum that the shiny pile would be 10 times as massive as Earth. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

The result is a synthetic rhythm section—a voice mimicking a synthesizer that mimics a bass guitar—that precedes a very human chorus from Please, who does not sing so much as plead, several octaves higher. — Samuel Hyland, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026

With so much evidence against him, Alfozan—a Saudi national and US permanent legal resident—is a flight risk with seemingly endless support from the Saudi government, Missakian alleged. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

Beauty brands have so much money, and a lot of these CPG brands have scaled so fast—it's just been unchecked. — Khushbu Shah, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 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