as much as conjunction 3adverb 2 conjunction3 •Used to say that two things are equal in amount or degreeHe likes caramel as much as he likes fudge. •Used to say that an amount is as large as another amountHe earns nearly as much as she does. •Even though; despite the fact that; much as.As much as I dislike him, I still voted for him. adverb2 •Practically, just as, no less than; indicates an action tantamount to, but not identical to, the action described.She as much as admitted to lying. •So much as, even.For as soon as he as much as took out his pince-nez to read the newspaper, the privy councilor's wife was his advance trumpeter, who sounded the fanfare and said, "Now Papa puts on his eyes." — 2005
