BASKETFUL Synonyms: 186 Similar and Opposite Words

basketful

noun

ˈba-skit-ˌfu̇l

Definition of basketful

as in loads

a considerable amount the movie showed off a basketful of eye-popping special effects

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Recent Examples of basketful Then Mike told us about a woman who’d spotted Ted Koppel carrying a basketful of avocados at a farm stand in Maryland. — David Sedaris, New Yorker, 23 June 2025 They’re served by the basketful with small-batch preserves made right down the road. — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025 For June, surviving the night means walking around with a literal basketful of heads that won't shut up. — Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025 Most of the businesses are aimed at visitors, an economy built on fishing and camping equipment, gelato, fancy coffees, enormous burgers and knickknacks by the basketful. — Phil Kloer, ajc, 16 Aug. 2022 See All Example Sentences for basketful

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Noun

The size and specialized nature of these loads can also create opportunities for carriers to take on new customers and routes.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Faster speeds generally mean a compromise in quality, multi-color 3D printers often waste some filament, and higher volume loads usually demand more hardware.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of loads

Noun

The rehearsals were intense, with a ton of new choreography and a crash course in how movies are made, since every single one of us in the cast was making our major-film debut.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
This time, a half-dozen states are going before Super Tuesday and some of them have tons of delegates.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of ton

Noun

In my ideal world there would be dozens of essay collections by excellent writers (Choi is a poet) on culture and politics, technology and the evils of capitalism.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
The president has promised dozens more trips in the coming weeks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of dozen

Noun

The film concerns a bus full of French high-school seniors on a trip to Pompeii, where the long gaze of history meets their hormonal entanglements and a bunch of Freudian desire.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Everything was very new to me about the process of sitting with a bunch of brilliant writers.

— Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of bunch

Noun

In body camera footage from the rescue, officers can be seen cutting the bolt on the back door of the trailer, revealing the two children and Brown sitting among piles of blankets.

— Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Suckers for a touch of whimsy, the company’s window dressers once garnished a display inspired by the Garde Républicaine, a famous French cavalry division, with a pile of horse manure.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of pile

Noun

One little chunk of financing falls out and the whole thing falls apart.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
The offense works best when running backs Kyren Williams and Blake Corum are gaining yardage in chunks, and McVay is calling plays that create space for receivers Puka Nacua and Davante Adams to make routine and sometimes spectacular catches.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of chunk

Noun

Consumers should also be aware that fermentation naturally produces a small quantity of alcohol, with levels potentially less predictable in homemade kefir.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
Large quantities of gold have been smuggled out of the country to finance the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, who control gold-producing areas in Darfur and Kordofan regions, according to experts commissioned by the United Nations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

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