Phrase guide

as much as

adv · conj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

Practically, just as, no less than; indicates an action tantamount to, but not identical to, the action described.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • She as much as admitted to lying.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

So much as, even.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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3

conj

Meaning 3

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see as, much.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Take as much as you like.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

conj

Meaning 4

Used to say that two things are equal in amount or degree

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He likes caramel as much as he likes fudge.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

conj

Meaning 5

Used to say that an amount is as large as another amount

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He earns nearly as much as she does.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

conj

Meaning 6

Even though; despite the fact that; much as.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • As much as I dislike him, I still voted for him.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: käytännössä — practically, no less than
  • Finnish: ikään kuin — practically, no less than
  • French: rien moins que — practically, no less than
  • German: beinahe — practically, no less than
  • German: so gut wie — practically, no less than
  • German: fast — practically, no less than
  • German: sozusagen — practically, no less than
  • German: quasi — practically, no less than
  • Polish: właściwie — practically, no less than
  • Polish: praktycznie — practically, no less than
  • Finnish: niin paljon kuin — other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning (as + much)
  • French: autant que — other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning (as + much)
  • Hungarian: (annyi ...) amennyi — other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning (as + much)
  • Polish: tak wiele jak — other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning (as + much)
  • Polish: tyle co — other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning (as + much)
  • Unami: ëlkikwi — other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning (as + much)
  • Finnish: yhtä paljon kuin — two things are equal in amount or degree
  • Finnish: saman verran kuin — two things are equal in amount or degree
  • French: autant que — two things are equal in amount or degree
  • German: so sehr wie — two things are equal in amount or degree
  • Hungarian: annyira — two things are equal in amount or degree
  • Hungarian: ugyanannyira — two things are equal in amount or degree
  • Hungarian: úgy — two things are equal in amount or degree
  • Hungarian: ugyanúgy — two things are equal in amount or degree
  • Polish: tak samo jak — two things are equal in amount or degree
  • Spanish: igual que — two things are equal in amount or degree
  • Catalan: tant com — an amount is as large as another amount
  • Finnish: yhtä paljon kuin — an amount is as large as another amount
  • Finnish: saman verran kuin — an amount is as large as another amount
  • French: autant que — an amount is as large as another amount
  • Galician: tanto como — an amount is as large as another amount
  • German: so viel wie — an amount is as large as another amount
  • Hungarian: amennyi — an amount is as large as another amount
  • Italian: tanto quanto — an amount is as large as another amount
  • Occitan: tant coma — an amount is as large as another amount
  • Polish: tak wiele jak — an amount is as large as another amount
  • Polish: tyle co — an amount is as large as another amount
  • Portuguese: tanto quanto — an amount is as large as another amount
  • Spanish: tanto como — an amount is as large as another amount
  • Catalan: per molt que — even though; despite the fact that
  • Finnish: vaikka — even though; despite the fact that
  • French: quand bien même — even though; despite the fact that
  • German: so sehr auch — even though; despite the fact that
  • Hungarian: bármennyire is — even though; despite the fact that
  • Italian: per quanto — even though; despite the fact that
  • Polish: tak jak — even though; despite the fact that
  • Portuguese: por mais que — even though; despite the fact that
  • Spanish: por mucho que — even though; despite the fact that
  • Spanish: por más que — even though; despite the fact that
  • Spanish: aunque más — even though; despite the fact that