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
Recent Examples on the Web
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
Borderlands 2: The Bundle contains the Game of the Year Edition plus a season pass with scads of extras, all for less than $25.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 24 June 2024
New York governors have a habit of jamming through scads of nominations in the waning hours of each session in June.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2024
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Noun
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
Borderlands 2: The Bundle contains the Game of the Year Edition plus a season pass with scads of extras, all for less than $25.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 24 June 2024
New York governors have a habit of jamming through scads of nominations in the waning hours of each session in June.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Scad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scad. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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