so much
To that extent
So much indicates a large quantity or degree, often with emotional weight: I have so much to do, She loved him so much.
It can substitute for an unspecified amount: They pay us so much per hour.
The phrase dismisses something as unimportant or finished: So much for that plan.
So much for signals abandoning a hope or expectation.
Total quantity present
- volumeAmount of space filled
- plentySufficient quantity, and then some
- loadsLarge quantities
- tonsLarge quantities, informally
heaps · multitude · bulk · mass · scores · stacks · mountains · oceans
Ample supply, overflowing
- excessSurplus beyond need
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
- immenseExtremely large in scope
- tremendousExtraordinarily large or powerful
extensive · enormous · vast · extreme · profound · incredible · remarkable · extraordinary
amount
Total quantity present
tons · heaps · multitude · bulk · mass · scores · stacks · mountains · oceans · gallons
abundance
Ample supply, overflowing
- excessSurplus beyond need
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
- immenseExtremely large in scope
tremendous · extensive · enormous · vast · extreme · profound · incredible · remarkable · extraordinary · exceptional
- emphaticsabsolutely, certainly, definitely, emphasis, indeed
- intensifiersvery, really, extremely, absolutely, incredibly
so muchnot much
A negligible quantity
very little · next to nothing · a little · precious little · a bit
so muchnot at all
Complete negation phrase
hardly · barely · scarcely · not in the least · somewhat