There are – no pun intended – a lot of ways of saying A LOT OF. Some of them are pretty obvious, others less so. Let’s have a look at them one by one.
lots of
She has lots of friends in Ireland.
much – used with noncount nouns
I don’t have much time to spare.
many – used with count nouns
There aren’t many people who can do it.
a load of / loads of
We had loads of fun at the party.
a ton of / tons of
She earns a ton of money.
a good number of
I’ve read a good number of books in my life.
no end of
There was no end of food at the party.
any number of
I ate there any number of times and the food was always good.
a good deal of / a great deal of
It cost a great deal of money but it was worth it.
a great amount of
You’ll need a great amount of time to do your homework.
a (whole) host of
You had a whole host of options, so why did you choose the worst one?
quite a bit / quite a few / quite a little / quite a lot / quite a number
I thought I’d eaten all the strawberries, but it turned out I still had quite a number.
dozens of / hundreds of / thousands of / millions of / billions of
There are billions of stars in the universe.
more … than one can/could shake a stick at
There were more ants than you could shake a stick at.
You can also use some adjectives:
numerous
He had numerous friends at college.
countless
There are countless reasons not to do it.
innumerable
There are innumerable typos in your article.
numberless
I could give you numberless examples of such behavior.
uncountable
There were uncountable mosquitoes in the jungle.
untold
When they invaded the city, they found untold riches there.
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