spate

/ˈspeɪt/

a large number of similar things coming in quick succession

spate in a sentence

“A spate of robberies alarmed the neighborhood.”

Scots and Northern English, possibly from Old French espoit flood

Related Words

slew

a large number or quantity

copious

abundant in supply or quantity

meager

lacking in quantity or quality; inadequate

sparse

thinly dispersed or scattered; scanty

infinitesimal

extremely small

multifarious

many and of various types