abounds

VERB

exist in abundance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flourish proliferate thrive

STRONG

crowd flow infest overflow swarm swell teem

WEAK

be alive with be all over the place be knee deep in be no end to be plentiful be thick with be up to one's ears in crawl with have a full plate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline fail languish

STRONG

retreat

WEAK

deficient lack need short want

Example Sentences

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But this is the time of year known in F1 as "silly season", when speculation abounds about driver movements.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

Speculation about the president’s health, and how he is aging, abounds.

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2026

Shoma collects what she considers “incontrovertible proof” of the transmigration of souls, and the writing abounds in jargon from her research into parapsychology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Designed by Canadian interior decorator Lori Morris, the mansion abounds with upscale finishes and chic glamour.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

The literature of veterinary medicine abounds in similar examples: swine eating sprayed cockleburs with consequent severe illness, lambs eating sprayed thistles, bees poisoned by pasturing on mustard sprayed after it came into bloom.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson