amount

amount
noun
ADJECTIVE
considerable, copious amounts, enormous, huge, immense, incredible, large, massive, significant, substantial, tremendous, vast

a considerable amount of money

He drank copious amounts of beer.

high, low

exposure to high amounts of oxygen

adequate, reasonable
disproportionate, excessive, inordinate
increasing
decent, fair, good (esp. AmE)

There was a fair amount of traffic on the roads.

certain

You have a certain amount of freedom to explore new techniques.

limited, minimal, minute, moderate, negligible, small, tiny
full, total

You must pay back the full amount of money that you owe.

maximum, minimum

He aimed to cause the maximum amount of embarrassment.

exact
right

The sauce has just the right amount of salt.

equal, equivalent

Mix the ingredients in equal amounts.

an amount equivalent to 3% per annum

varying

Tap water also contains varying amounts of rust and grit.

VERB + AMOUNT
double, increase
decrease, limit, reduce

They want to limit the amount of cash available.

AMOUNT + VERB
double, increase

The amount of reclaimed glass used in industry has doubled in the last five years.

decrease, fall

The average amount of sunshine fell this year.

PREPOSITION
amount of

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