plural scad also scads
: any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
: a large number or quantity
—usually used in plural
scads of money
Synonyms
Noun (2)
- 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
- oodles
- pack
- passel
- peck
- pile
- plateful
- plenitude
- plentitude
- plenty
- pot
- potful
- profusion
- quantity
- raft
- reams
- sheaf
- shipload
- sight
- slew
- spate
- stack
- store
- ton
- truckload
- volume
- wad
- wealth
- yard
Examples of scad in a Sentence
Noun (2)
scads of people showed up for the party
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USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Home, after three rocky Octobers and two embarrassing collapses and deep blue scads of doubt.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Unfortunately, Dave’s overwritten origin story means not even the legendary actor can make up the scads of solo brooding sessions this bloated effort would be better without.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Sep. 2024
Of course, the list included PCs, Macs, smartphones, laptops, tablets, and such common items, but there were scads of other choices.
—PCMAG, 13 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Slotkin is running for U.S. Senate this year and Barrett is back figuring that Hertel may be an easier opponent than his former rival who was known for raising scads of money and doing well in tossup districts like this one.
—USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Home, after three rocky Octobers and two embarrassing collapses and deep blue scads of doubt.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Unfortunately, Dave’s overwritten origin story means not even the legendary actor can make up the scads of solo brooding sessions this bloated effort would be better without.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Sep. 2024
Of course, the list included PCs, Macs, smartphones, laptops, tablets, and such common items, but there were scads of other choices.
—PCMAG, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Scad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scad. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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