Synonyms for “lot”

noun

1. =  bunch (informal), group, crowd, crew, set, band, quantity, assortment, consignment • We've just sacked one lot of builders.
2. =  destiny, situation, circumstances, fortune, chance, accident, fate, portion, doom, hazard, plight • Young people are usually less contented with their lot.
3. =  share, group, set, piece, collection, portion, parcel, batch • The receivers are keen to sell the stores as one lot.

   See a lot

   1. =  plenty, scores, masses (informal), load(s) (informal), ocean(s), wealth, piles (informal), a great deal, quantities, stack(s), heap(s), a good deal, large amount, abundance, reams (informal), oodles (informal) • A lot of our land is used to grow crops.
   2. =  often, regularly, a great deal, frequently, a good deal • They went out a lot when they lived in the city.
   3. =  choose, pick, select, toss up, draw straws (informal), throw dice, spin a coin • Two names were selected by drawing lots.
   4. = join with, support, join forces with, make common cause with, align yourself with, ally or align yourself with, join fortunes with • He has decided to throw in his lot with the far-right groups.

   See draw lots

   See throw in your lot with someone