Gloss · Another word for · many

Another word for many.

Many is clear but colorless. Choose by how formal you are, and whether you could count them.

In plain speech

• a lot ofCasual; the spoken default.A lot of people left before the encore.
• plenty ofMany, and more than enough.There are plenty of seats in the back.
• severalMore than two, fewer than many.Several neighbors called about the broken streetlight.

In formal writing

• numerousMany; formal and a little stiff.The report found numerous errors in the data.
• a number ofSome or many, left vague.A number of readers wrote in to complain.
• a host ofMany, often of mixed kinds.The new law raises a host of questions.

Too many to count

• countlessBeyond counting, or so it feels.She has helped countless families find a home.
• myriadMany and varied; a little literary.The city offers myriad ways to spend a Sunday.
• plethoraA great many, often too many.The menu offered a plethora of choices.

When to keep “many”

Keep many in most writing; it’s exact enough, and no reader stumbles over it.

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