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
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
Destinations Gary Shteyngart, whose latest novel is set in the Hudson Valley, shares his favorite places in the region scads of urban refugees have recently discovered (and relocated to).
—Gary Shteyngart, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2023
CeCe Winans has sold millions of albums, won scads of Grammys and other major awards, performed around the world and positioned herself as one of the most successful gospel singers of all time.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
The report traced scads of transactions through a shadowy web of financial accounts all allegedly under Özer’s control.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
In that sense, the surging utilization numbers represent scads of stations climbing into the black for the first time, said Stable CEO Rohan Puri.
—Kyle Stock, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
Buzzy, even — a high rise with sleek public safety facilities, a sparkling public library and scads of apartments, 30 percent of them set aside as affordable.
—Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2024
Which leads to all the discussions about exhaust valves, engineering quirks and scads of other stuff that will warm the hearts of gearheads everywhere.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 3 Jan. 2024
Noun
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
Destinations Gary Shteyngart, whose latest novel is set in the Hudson Valley, shares his favorite places in the region scads of urban refugees have recently discovered (and relocated to).
—Gary Shteyngart, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2023
CeCe Winans has sold millions of albums, won scads of Grammys and other major awards, performed around the world and positioned herself as one of the most successful gospel singers of all time.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
The report traced scads of transactions through a shadowy web of financial accounts all allegedly under Özer’s control.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
In that sense, the surging utilization numbers represent scads of stations climbing into the black for the first time, said Stable CEO Rohan Puri.
—Kyle Stock, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
Buzzy, even — a high rise with sleek public safety facilities, a sparkling public library and scads of apartments, 30 percent of them set aside as affordable.
—Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2024
Which leads to all the discussions about exhaust valves, engineering quirks and scads of other stuff that will warm the hearts of gearheads everywhere.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 3 Jan. 2024
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“Scad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scad. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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