oodles

noun

oo·​dles ˈü-dᵊlz 

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: a great quantity : lot

Synonyms

• abundance
• barrel
• basketful
• boatload
• bucket
• bunch
• bundle
• bushel
• carload
• chunk
• deal
• dozen
• fistful
• gobs
• good deal
• heap
• hundred
• lashings [chiefly British]
• lashins
• loads
• lot
• mass
• mess
• mountain
• much
• multiplicity
• myriad
• pack
• passel
• peck
• pile
• plateful
• plenitude
• plentitude
• plenty
• pot
• potful
• profusion
• quantity
• raft
• reams
• scads
• sheaf
• shipload
• sight
• slew
• spate
• stack
• store
• ton
• truckload
• volume
• wad
• wealth
• yard

Examples of oodles in a Sentence

the neighbors let us know that they bought oodles of candy for Halloween this year

Recent Examples on the Web

Volunteers are helping a VERY sweet pup who was run over by a truck recover and heal, a senior momma dog who should never be having babies, and oodles of late season kittens. —Sam Boyer, cleveland, 23 Dec. 2022

Yellowstone, the modern western drama that has catapulted to phenom status in recent years, is returning for a fifth season, with more land-grabbing, political machinations, and oodles of family tension. —Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 13 Nov. 2022

The island features clean lines, raised wood cabinet detailing, a wooden cutting board, and oodles of space. —Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2022

The pandemic has made ultrahigh-net-worth buyers more interested in acquiring sprawling legacy estates with oodles of space. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2022

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

circa 1867, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

oodles

plural noun

oo·​dles ˈüd-ᵊlz 

: a great quantity