Definitions

plentiful

[plen-ti-fuhl] / ˈplɛn tɪ fəl /

ADJECTIVE

abundant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ample bountiful fertile generous productive prolific sufficient unlimited

WEAK

abounding appreciable bounteous bumper chock-full competent complete copious enough excessive extravagant exuberant flowing flush fruitful full fulsome improvident inexhaustible infinite large lavish liberal lousy with lush luxuriant no end overflowing plenteous plenty prodigal profuse replete rife superabundant superfluous swarming swimming teeming well-provided

Antonyms

STRONGEST

barren fruitless impotent insufficient lacking unfruitful unproductive wanting

WEAK

meager scarce

Example Sentences

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But this is only likely if workers and businesses have bargaining power—that is, if jobs are plentiful and consumers are eager to spend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Department of Veterans Affairs and both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two federally sponsored companies, guarantee privately issued mortgages as a way to boost more plentiful and cheaper lending for American homebuyers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

For starters, a large shark population reflects a healthy ocean with plentiful prey.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Venezuela presents tempting investment opportunities for Western oil and natural gas companies, because its oil reserves are among the most plentiful in the world.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Poor woman, how she had struggled and worked for that good, plentiful food, the clean shirts her boys had worn, the scrubbed floors, polished brass!

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

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