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
Josh Spiegel, Vulture, 24 July 2024
Having missed scads of auditions in Los Angeles while opening for the Red Hot Chili Peppers in Europe, the former MTV host felt resigned to his acting career having stalled.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2024
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
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Noun
One of its most memorable images is a shot of scads of Dalmatian puppies watching a black-and-white TV set, a nod to the times.
—Josh Spiegel, Vulture, 24 July 2024
Having missed scads of auditions in Los Angeles while opening for the Red Hot Chili Peppers in Europe, the former MTV host felt resigned to his acting career having stalled.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2024
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
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“Scad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scad. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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