The phrase
"alarming amount" means a large quantity or level of something that is concerning or worrying.
Full definition
Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«alarming»
«amount»
Sentences with «alarming amount»
- Workers in many industries still work with the toxic substance in alarming amounts every day. (cochranfirm.com)
- Soon they had reached a rather alarming amount, but by that time I finally had the perfect gluten free chocolate cake. (freecoconutrecipes.com)
- While a small number of districts in the survey (4.3 %) indicated they would expect to end 2012 - 13 with a negative fund balance, many other districts are using alarming amounts of their reserves that will be completely exhausted within five years. (paschoolfunding.org)
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