numerous
[adjective]
Synonyms: many, abundant, copious, plentiful, profuse, several, thick on the ground

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Related Words: big, great, large

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English Thesaurus: many, a lot, dozens/hundreds/thousands/millions, a large number of, numerous, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

nu‧me‧rous W3 /ˈnjuːmərəs $ ˈnuː-/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: number, numeral, numeracy, numerator, innumeracy; adjective: innumerable, numerical, numerous, numerate ≠ innumerate; verb: number, outnumber; adverb: numerically]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: numerosus, from numerus; ⇒ number¹]
many:
Numerous attempts have been made to hide the truth.
The two leaders have worked together on numerous occasions.
too numerous to mention/list
The individuals who have contributed to this book are far too numerous to mention.

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In everyday English, people usually say a lot of rather than numerous:
There were a lot of mistakes in his essay.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

numerous
adj.
VERBS be | become
ADV. especially, particularly, very | increasingly | reasonably, relatively | enough, sufficiently By the mid-twelfth century pilgrims were numerous enough to merit a guidebook.
PHRASES too numerous to list/mention The related publications are far too numerous to list individually.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

many a large number of people or things – used in everyday English in questions and negative sentences, and after ‘too’ and ‘so’. In formal or written English, you can also use it in other sentences:
There weren’t many people at the meeting.
Did you get many birthday presents?
Many people voted against the proposal.
a lot many. A lot is less formal than many and is the usual phrase to use in everyday English:
A lot of tourists visit Venice in the summer.
The club has a lot more members now.
dozens/hundreds/thousands/millions many – used when you cannot be exact but the number is two dozen or more, two hundred or more etc:
At least five people died and dozens more were injured in a gas explosion.
They’ve wasted thousands of pounds on the project.
a large number of written a lot of a particular type of person or thing:
China plans to build a large number of nuclear power plants.
numerous formal many – used especially when saying that something has happened many times:
We’ve contacted him on numerous occasions.
Numerous studies have shown a link between smoking and lung cancer.
countless/innumerable /ɪˈnjuːmərəbəl $ ɪˈnuː-/ [only before noun] many – used when it is impossible to count or imagine how many. Innumerable is more formal than countless:
He spent countless hours in the gym.
They had been given innumerable warnings.
a host of many – used especially when something seems surprising or impressive:
Age is the biggest risk factor in a host of diseases.
People leave jobs for a whole host of reasons.
a raft of many – used especially when talking about ideas, suggestions, changes in business or politics:
The report made a raft of recommendations.
The new government is planning a whole raft of changes.
quite a few especially spoken a fairly large number of people or things:
We’ve had quite a few problems with the software.
I’ve met quite a few of his friends.
lots informal many:
I’ve invited lots of people.
‘How many cats has she got?’ ‘Lots!’
tons/loads informal many – a very informal use:
I’ve got tons of books.
Have a strawberry – there are loads here.

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