somuch

so much adv.

1. In that degree; to that extent. Used with the comparative form of adjectives:

If she wins the award, so much the better for the team.

2. In such a degree; to such an extent:

The ideas of the candidates are so much alike that he could see no difference between them.

adj.

1. So great in quantity, degree, or extent:

There's been so much rain the crops are rotting in the fields.

2. Equivalent or equal in quantity, degree, or extent:

The report sounded like so much baloney.

pron.

1. An unspecified amount or degree:

charged so much a yard.

2. Everything that can be said or done. Used to summarize or dismiss something:

So much for the real story behind this sensational trial.

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