slews

Whole bunches of

Slews means large quantities: slews of paperwork, slews of complaints.

The word is informal and always plural in this sense.

Separately, slew is the past tense of slay, and to slew (or slue) means to turn or swing sideways: The car slewed across the icy road.

quantity

lots

Large amount, or parcels

  • tonsLarge quantities, informally
  • heapsLarge informal quantities
  • loadsLarge quantities

masses · bunches · piles · stacks · scads · oodles · gobs · reams · countless · numerous

overflow

flood

Overwhelming water overflow

barrage · onslaught · inundation · wave · surge · cascade · stream · tide · rush · outpouring

variety

assortment

Mixed collection of things

mixture · medley · variety · collection · spectrum · miscellany · hodgepodge · jumble · grab bag · potpourri

groups

crowds

Assembled multitudes

  • swarmsGathers in vast numbers
  • flocksAnimal groups together
  • herdsGroups of grazing animals

throngs · mobs · packs · clusters · gaggles · bevies · droves · battalions · armies · hoards

Opposites
quantity

slewsfew

Small in number

handful · smattering · dearth · scarcity · paucity

Phrases
Family

slew, slewed, slewing

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G