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adjective

ˈməch How to pronounce much (audio)
Definition of muchnext
as in significant
having great meaning or lasting effect actually, nothing much changed

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much

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adverb

1
as in very
to a great degree much gratified by the favorable response to her novel

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2
as in highly
to a large extent or degree the new decorations made me much happier

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3
as in almost
very close to but not completely today the old neighborhood looks much as it did years ago

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4
as in often
many times I don't do that much anymore

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5
as in about
close to but not exactly he behaves much the same as I did at that age

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much

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noun

as in plenty
a considerable amount much of what people think they know about words is inaccurate or downright false

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Recent Examples of much
Adjective
The team completed both runs and much of the data analysis in about four days, creating enormous datasets designed to help scientists investigate the universe’s earliest moments and interpret observations from major astronomical surveys. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026 Atlanta has plenty of Italian restaurants, but a growing number are serving something different from the handmade pastas and modern Italian cooking that have defined much of the city’s dining scene. — Su-Jit Lin, AJC.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Adverb
OpenAI may have retired its standalone browser, ChatGPT Atlas, in August, but ChatGPT just gained much deeper browser integrations. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2026 For Stokes, that makes the Apple Watch part of a much larger change in the privacy landscape. — Mackenzie Sigalos,annie Palmer, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
Noun
Phoenix lost its best player, and while the club still has Devin Booker on its side, the Suns aren't expected to do much. — Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025 With Aoki cruising, the offense didn’t have to do much, but the Trojans built momentum as the game progressed. — Shotgun Spratling, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for much
Recent Examples of Synonyms for much
  1. significant
  2. very
  3. highly
  4. almost
  5. often
  6. about
  7. ton
  8. important
Adjective
  • Summed up, this all provides the ship with significant firepower potential.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • In July, the west-to-east ride across the state passed through a significant stretch of the northeastern Iowa district Mitchell hopes to represent.
    — Washington Post, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of significant
Adverb
  • And Winnie-the-Pooh continues to sit, in a thoughtful sort of way, which is what very old bears in very nice glass cases mostly do.
    — STEVE HENDRIX THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The Dolphins’ attendance has dropped significantly so far this season, albeit in a very limited sample size.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of very
Adverb
  • There is not enough evidence on the effects of ingesting large amounts or highly concentrated clove formulations, especially for people who are pregnant or nursing.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The tank contained 6,000 to 7,000 gallons of highly flammable methyl methacrylate.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of highly
Adverb
  • Defense lawyer Lawrence Obonyo, who represents Mackenzie and almost all of the others convicted, said he had been instructed to appeal.
    — Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • From a dozen seats to 20,000 sign-ups Growth has come almost entirely from social media.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of almost
Adverb
  • And so nothing happened, which is a thing that often happens after a great deal of Official Fuss.
    — STEVE HENDRIX THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Yet, the company’s machines really could only perform a limited number of tests and often produced unreliable results.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of often
Adverb
  • Baltzor and her husband Keith, had just finished riding a bunch of about 150 hundred head of their cattle down Highway 205 on horseback from another pasture.
    — Anna King, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Thanks to a demolition crew’s early Saturday morning implosion, an 18-story office tower that has hung over Clairmont Road in Chamblee for about five decades has been reduced to rubble.
    — Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of about
Noun
  • Deck said 20,000 to 25,000 tons of bone-dry biomass are available each year at the landfill.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • According to Japan’s Ministry of Finance, natto exports reached 5,248 tons in 2025, nearly tripling from 2017.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of ton
Adjective
  • Helium plays an important role in wind, solar and nuclear energy production, space exploration, medical imaging and research.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Education and giving back are important values to the family as the project represents for them a broader impact within the natural diamond industry.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
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“Much.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/much. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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