great deal

1. 1.

   (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

   “a batch of letters”

   “a deal of trouble”

   “a lot of money”

   “he made a mint on the stock market”

   “see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos”

   “it must have cost plenty”

   “a slew of journalists”

   “a wad of money”

   Synonymsbatchdealflockgood dealhatfulheaplotmassmessmicklemintmountainmucklepassel

   Broaderlarge indefinite quantity

   Narrowerfloodhaymow

Questions about great deal

What does great deal mean?

great deal means "(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent".

What is another word for great deal?

Close synonyms include batch, deal, flock, good deal, hatful. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is great deal a common word?

great deal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.