so many
An overwhelming quantity
So many emphasizes a large quantity, often with emotional weight—exasperation, wonder, or overwhelm: There are so many options I can't decide, So many people showed up we ran out of chairs.
It can also substitute for an unspecified number: You're allowed so many absences before you fail.
In this use, it functions like a certain number of.
Existing in abundance
- copiousExisting in abundance
- ampleFully sufficient, even excessive
- bountifulPlentiful and generous
- profuseExtremely abundant, overflowing
teeming · lush · rich · generous · overflowing · galore · myriad · voluminous
Too many to count
- myriadExtremely large number
- countlessToo numerous to count
- infiniteHaving no bounds
- boundlessWithout any boundaries
immeasurable · incalculable · untold · unnumbered · limitless · endless · numberless · unfathomable
Large public gathering
- throngDense pressing crowd
- hordeDisorganized, overwhelming crowd
- swarmMass of moving insects
- hostOne receiving guests
flock · gathering · assembly · cluster · pack · troop · bevy · bunch
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- floodedCovered with water
- engulfedCompletely swallowed up
- besiegedSurrounded by attackers
bombarded · overloaded · snowed under · deluged · overrun · drowning in · awash · overcome
plentiful
Existing in abundance
profuse · teeming · lush · rich · generous · overflowing · galore · myriad · voluminous · extensive
innumerable
Too many to count
boundless · immeasurable · incalculable · untold · unnumbered · limitless · endless · numberless · unfathomable · inexhaustible
crowd
Large public gathering
host · flock · gathering · assembly · cluster · pack · troop · bevy · bunch · group
swamped
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
besieged · bombarded · overloaded · snowed under · deluged · overrun · drowning in · awash · overcome · saturated