Antonyms for much


Grammar : Adj, adv, noun
Spell : muhch
Phonetic Transcription : mʌtʃ


Definition of much

Origin :
  • c.1200, worn down by loss of unaccented last syllable from Middle English muchel "large, much," from Old English micel "great in amount or extent," from Proto-Germanic *mekilaz, from PIE *meg- "great" (see mickle). As a noun and an adverb, from c.1200. For vowel evolution, see bury.
  • adj plenty
  • adv greatly, a lot
  • noun a great deal
Example sentences :
  • The Athenian slave laws were much more mild than modern codes.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Might not the same history be told of much that is believed?
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • It's much better you didn't recognise us; these boiler explosions are so messy.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • I'm forty-two and not so much of a fool that I ain't a little bit of a physician.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "So much the more need that we enshrine her image in our own hearts," rejoined Plato.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Of all countries in the world, there is none I so much wish to visit as Persia.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • It won't be much, but I should like to do it on account of his kindness about the boat.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Now, how much better off should I have been if I had kept my place in the factory?
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • It would have taken me more than two years to earn as much money as this.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • It was a new thing for him to be the custodian of so much treasure.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

Synonyms for much

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