Synonyms of many
89 similar words · 8 opposite words
Another word for many is numerous. Other synonyms of many are crowd, mob, canaille, commonality and commonalty. The opposite of many is one.
Synonyms and similar words for many
determinerBefore a countable noun: A large, indefinite number of.
- numerousAn indefinite large number of.
nounA multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.
- crowd
- mob
- canailleThe lowest class of people; the rabble; the vulgar.
- commonality
- commonalty
- commonage
- demos
- everyoneEvery individual in a set; every person.
- general public
- great unhosed
- great unwashedThe general populace, particularly the working class.
- herd
- hoi polloiThe common people; the masses. (Used with or without the definite article.).
- lower classA class of people in a society characterized by low incomes, low level of education, high unemployment and, as a result...
- masses
- multitude
- odds and sodsOrdinary people who lack distinction.
- peasantry
- plebsThe common people, especially (derogatory) the mob.
- populace
- proletariat
- rabbleThe mass of common people; the lowest class of populace.
- rank and file
- riffraffThe rabble; crowds; people of a low, disreputable or undesirable class or position.
- third estate
- trash
- unwashed
- unwashed massesThe collective group of people who are considered to be uneducated, uninformed, or in some other way unqualified for...
- working classThe social class of those who perform physical work for a living, as opposed to the professional or middle class, the...
nounA considerable number.
- abundanceA large quantity; many.
- buttloadAny large but unspecific amount.
- deal
- battalion
- arseload UK, slangA large amount.
- assload US, slangA large amount.
- bellyload
- boatload slangA large quantity.
- brimfulA large amount.
- busloadThe amount that can fit on a bus.
- bucketful informalA large quantity.
- bucketloadA large amount.
- butt-tonA large amount.
- bumload UK, slangA large amount.
- cartloadAny large amount.
- crapflood slangA large amount.
- crapload slangA large amount, especially of something worthless.
- fuckload slang, vulgarAn indeterminate but large number.
- fuckton slang, vulgarA large amount.
- fuckwad slang, vulgarA large amount; a fuckload.
- gobA large amount.
- great deal
- hantle British, dialectalA considerable number or quantity; a great many; a great deal.
- heap
- hecatomb figuratively, literaryA great number of animals, people, or things that are sacrificed or destroyed; any great sacrifice; also (generally), a...
- helluvalotA very large amount.
- horseloadA large amount.
- lashings Ireland, UK
- loadA large number or amount.
- lotAn old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local)...
- mampus British, dialectalA large number.
- mass
- metric fuckton slang, vulgarSynonym of metric shitload.
- metric shitload slang, vulgarA very large number or amount.
- mountain
- muckle Scotland
- multiplicityA large indeterminate number.
- pile
- reamAn abstract large amount of something.
- shedload euphemistic, slangA shitload; a large amount.
- shitflood slang, vulgarA large amount.
- shitful slang, vulgarA tremendous quantity or amount.
- shitload slang, vulgarA large amount.
- shitton slang, vulgarAn enormous amount.
- sightA great deal, a lot; frequently used to intensify a comparative.
- slewA large amount.
- spadeloads
- sum
- superfluxAn overabundance; a great amount.
- tonAny large, excessive, or overwhelming amount of anything.
- trainload slangA large amount.
- truckloadA large number.
- tun
- vaultful figurativelyA large amount.
- wagonloadA very large amount.
- mickle Scotland, archaic
determinerMore synonyms
- a lot of
Opposite of many
determinerBefore a countable noun: A large, indefinite number of.
determinerMore antonyms
- fewNot many; a small (in comparison with another number stated or implied) but somewhat indefinite number of.
Meaning of many
- determiner Before a countable noun: A large, indefinite number of.
- determiner Before a countable noun: (in combinations such as 'as many', 'so many', 'this many') Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the number of people or things.
- pronoun A large, indefinite number of people or things.
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Questions about synonyms of many
- What is another word for many?
- Many has 89 synonyms on Word.ws, such as numerous, crowd, mob, canaille, commonality, commonalty, commonage and demos.
- What is the opposite of many?
- The opposite of many is one. Other antonyms of many are no, several, few and zero.
- What does many mean?
- Many means before a countable noun: A large, indefinite number of.
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