a great deal
Quite a lot
A great deal is a large amount or extent of something: I learned a great deal from that experience.
It also works as an adverb meaning much or considerably: She's a great deal happier now.
The phrase emphasizes quantity or degree more than simply saying "a lot" but less formally than "considerably" or "substantially."
- plentySufficient quantity, and then some
- a lotLarge quantity or frequency
- abundanceAmple supply, overflowing
- quite a bitA substantial amount
- multitudeVery large number
a whole lot · oodles · excess · profusion · immensity · importance · amplitude · heaps · loads · tons · consequence · enormity · gravity · bunches · surplus · discount · bonanza · bargain
a great dealvery little
An insignificant amount
next to nothing · nothing · none · a trifle · precious little
a great dealrarely
Not often occurring
seldom · hardly ever · almost never · infrequently · scarcely
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