basketful

noun

bas·​ket·​ful ˈba-skit-ˌfu̇l 

plural basketfuls ˈba-skit-ˌfu̇lz  also basketsful ˈba-skits-ˌfu̇l 

: as much or as many as a basket will hold

also : a considerable quantity

Synonyms

• abundance
• barrel
• 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
• scads
• sheaf
• shipload
• sight
• slew
• spate
• stack
• store
• ton
• truckload
• volume
• wad
• wealth
• yard

Examples of basketful in a Sentence

the movie showed off a basketful of eye-popping special effects

Recent Examples on the Web

Even a small basketful of various subscriptions would likely add up to less than one might easily spend on a batch of CDs or DVDs or Blu-rays (not to mention the devices to play them on). —Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2023

But don’t be fooled: The plot is trite; the cast, a basketful of stereotypes. —Ilan Stavans, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2023

The war itself presents a basketful of problems. —Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Mar. 2022

Wishing you sunshine and a basketful of chocolate on this beautiful day. —Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 20 Feb. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above