abundant

[uh-buhn-duhnt] / əˈbʌn dənt /

ADJECTIVE

plentiful, large in number

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ample bountiful copious generous heavy rich sufficient

WEAK

abounding bounteous crawling with cup runs over with eco-rich exuberant filled full lavish liberal lousy with luxuriant mucho no end of overflowing plate is full of plenteous plenty profuse rolling in stinking with teeming

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depleted insufficient lacking meager needy poor wanting

WEAK

rare scarce sparse

Example Sentences

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“As credit spreads and equities quickly approach pre-escalation levels, we suspect calls for investor complacency will be abundant in the coming weeks,” they said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Tomatoes — one of Cuba’s most abundant seasonal crops — are a painful example.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

Despite relatively abundant oil inventories, Takaichi acknowledged concerns over the supply of oil-related products and instructed her ministers to address logistical bottlenecks, while considering priorities such as medical needs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

For the first time in more than 80 years, the fish swam in their ancestral river, where they had once been abundant.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

“I’m so sorry, dear,” I said, handing him a towel that wouldn’t have dried one tenth of his abundant hair.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

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