32 alternatives to ‘a lot’

Do you find yourself using the term ‘a lot’ with regularity? Break the habit with these more-specific synonyms.

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“A lot” is a piece of land, or so said many of my high school English teachers whenever anyone used “a lot” to describe an amount.

Unfortunately, in much of the work we’re asked to edit, “a lot” is used…a lot.

Here are a few examples of how the term is commonly used:

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