lots
adverb
ˈläts 
: much
feeling lots better
Word History
Etymology
plural of lot entry 1
First Known Use
1839, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing lots
lots 1 of 2
noun
1
as in properties
a small piece of land that is developed or available for development the softball team often plays in the vacant lot down at the end of the street Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- properties
- plots
- tracts
- parcels
- patches
- plats
- developments
- leases
- frontages
- real estates
2
as in tons
a considerable amount you'll need to do a lot of studying for the test you sure bought a lot of clothing Synonyms & Similar Words
- tons
- loads
- hundreds
- piles
- dozens
- slews
- hundred
- chunks
- dozen
- quantities
- wealths
- bundles
- bunches
- plenties
- rafts
- heaps
- oodles
- stacks
- deals
- much
- scads
- myriads
- masses
- gobs
- boatloads
- abundances
- truckloads
- buckets
- basketfuls
- reams
- platefuls
- fistfuls
- wads
- bushels
- shiploads
- carloads
- yards
- packs
- volumes
- mountains
- profusions
- thousands
- pecks
- lashings
- sheaves
- good deals
- pots
- barrels
- multiplicities
- stores
- potfuls
- sights
- quite a bit
- plenitudes
- all kinds (of)
- plentitudes
- spates
- messes
- basketsful
- multitudes
- lashins
- millions
- floods
- million
- rashes
- passels
- zillions
- surpluses
- excesses
- plagues
- swarms
- scores
- hosts
- seas
- surfeits
- plethoras
- overmuch
- hordes
- trillions
- oversupplies
- crowds
- bevies
- epidemics
- throngs
- flocks
- gazillions
- bonanzas
- overabundances
- overages
- superabundances
- redundancies
- legions
- deluges
- embarrassments
- armies
- superfluities
- overflows
- crams
- jillions
- kazillions
- crushes
- herds
- overkills
- mobs
- droves
- presses
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- bits
- little
- hints
- spots
- shades
- fragments
- ounces
- tastes
- touches
- shadows
- grains
- traces
- sprinklings
- peanuts
- molecules
- scraps
- glimmers
- specks
- strains
- licks
- streaks
- mouthfuls
- rays
- particles
- atoms
- sprinkles
- flecks
- scruples
- dots
- handfuls
- drams
- suspicions
- dabs
- pinches
- mites
- granules
- shreds
- sections
- pieces
- aces
- nips
- crumbs
- driblets
- smidgens
- handsful
- smidgeons
- portions
- smidges
- dashes
- smatterings
- shots
- motes
- nubbins
- drops
- lacks
- pittances
- smidgins
- morsels
- shortages
- iotas
- scintillas
- modicums
- tittles
- smatters
- wants
- jots
- whits
- flyspecks
- deficiencies
- scarcities
- absences
- deficits
- famines
- inadequacies
- insufficiencies
- paucities
- dearths
- undersupplies
- poverties
3
as in fields
a small area of usually open land there were still plenty of Christmas trees available for sale in the lot Synonyms & Similar Words
- fields
- tracts
- grounds
- parcels
- clearings
- plots
- meadows
- plats
- green
- commons
- grasses
- lawns
- pastures
- leas
- crofts
- glades
- grasslands
- greenswards
- moors
- heaths
- pasturelands
- heathlands
- leys
4
as in bunches
a number of things considered as a unit the auctioneer next introduced a lot containing several pieces of fine china Synonyms & Similar Words
- bunches
- clusters
- batches
- collections
- groups
- arrays
- groupings
- assortments
- packages
- clumps
- varieties
- constellations
- sets
- assemblages
- batteries
- series
- banks
- mixtures
- blocks
- bands
- suites
- musters
- parcels
- accumulations
- clutches
- clots
- the whole kit and caboodle
- huddles
- passels
- aggregations
- aggregates
- sundries
- knots
- jumbles
- conglomerations
- runs
- suits
- hodgepodges
- agglomerations
- miscellanies
- cycles
- odds and ends
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- items
- units
- entities
- singles
5
as in destinies
a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand will it always be my lot to be picked last in gym class? Synonyms & Similar Words
- destinies
- fates
- portions
- chances
- fortunes
- circumstances
- luck
- kismets
- accidents
- issues
- effects
- fruits
- hazards
- results
- developments
- dooms
- outcomes
- casualties
- resultants
- consequences
- haps
- sequels
- happenstances
- sequences
- predestinations
- happenchances
- upshots
- aftermaths
- outgrowths
- aftereffects
- conclusions
6
as in crowds
a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially you should stop hanging out with that lot, or you'll end up in trouble Synonyms & Similar Words
- bunches
- crowds
- packs
- communities
- networks
- circles
- cliques
- gangs
- organizations
- folds
- clans
- covens
- clubs
- bodies
- sets
- coteries
- rings
- galères
- tribes
- communes
- societies
- guilds
- factions
- klatsches
- klatches
- colleges
- elites
- camps
- fraternities
- sides
- leagues
- squads
- fellowships
- sects
- closed shops
- sororities
- gilds
- coalitions
- brotherhoods
- charmed circles
- blocs
- messes
- in-groups
- unions
- alliances
- federations
- sisterhoods
- orders
- sodalities
- councils
- congresses
- confederations
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- loners
- individualists
7
as in groups
a usually small number of persons considered as a unit the school has a very strong science department, because there's not one bad teacher in the lot Synonyms & Similar Words
- groups
- bunches
- groupings
- batches
- clusters
- bands
- crops
- teams
- arrays
- parties
- crews
- batteries
- boodles
- parcels
- platoons
- bodies
- circles
- constellations
- organizations
- clutches
- schools
- gatherings
- consorts
- collectives
- squadrons
- huddles
- battalions
- the whole kit and caboodle
- passels
- knots
- posses
- rounds
- gangs
- brigades
- congregations
- cliques
- musters
- factions
- assemblies
- sets
- sects
- coteries
- fellowships
- outfits
- clans
- guilds
- rings
- task forces
- phalanxes
- gilds
- blocs
- coalitions
- alliances
- unions
- federations
- orders
- bevies
- leagues
- coveys
- broods
- confederacies
- phalanges
- confederations
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- individuals
- singles
lots
2 of 2verb
as in allots
to give as a share or portion everyone is lotted opportunities in life, and it's their responsibility to take them Synonyms & Similar Words
- allots
- distributes
- allocates
- assigns
- gives
- rations
- allows
- parts
- deals
- portions
- hands out
- splits
- doles out
- grants
- divides
- apportions
- awards
- measures
- meters
- dispenses
- admeasures
- reserves
- parcels (out)
- donates
- earmarks
- prorates
- contributes
- administers
- redistributes
- shares (out)
- accords
- chips in
- reapportions
- metes (out)
- reassigns
- reallocates
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- denies
- deprives (of)
- retains
- keeps
- withholds
- begrudges
- appropriates
- confiscates
- stints
- arrogates
- play school
- play second fiddle
- play smart
- play someone or something off against someone or something
- play something close to one's chest
- play something close to the vest
- play straight
- play structure
- play the clown
- play the field
- play the fool
- play the game
- play the gender card
- play the lottery
- play the market
- play the martyr
- play the part
- play the race card
- play the role
- play therapy
- play to
- play to the gallery
- play truant
- play up
- sergeanty