great deal

Noun

Meaning

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

mass lot plenty heap good deal peck mountain WAD mickle much mint deal sight stack abundance
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Antonyms

whit pittance bit droplet chicken feed a couple of
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Hypernyms

large indefinite amount large indefinite quantity

Hyponyms

flood inundation deluge haymow torrent

Examples

It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature. Henry James

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. Saul Bellow

The only way not to think about money is to have a great deal of it. Edith Wharton

Kif is like fire; a little warms, a great deal burns. Moroccan Proverb

He who knows a great deal has a hundred eyes. Tibetan Proverb

He gains a great deal who loses a vain hope. Italian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Great Dane great danger Great Dawley great deal of great deal of attention great deal of energy