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most numerous

ADJECTIVE

many, abundant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

big diverse great large plentiful various

WEAK

copious infinite legion lousy with multifarious multitudinal multitudinous populous profuse rife scads several sundry thick umpteen voluminous zillion

Antonyms

STRONGEST

little miniature similar small tiny uniform unimportant

WEAK

deficient few lacking

Example Sentences

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Americans, UK citizens and Chinese nationals, who are some of the museum's most numerous foreign visitors, will be among those affected, as will tourists from poorer countries.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

Scientists have identified more than 250,000 species so far, making them the most numerous animal phylum in both land and water ecosystems.

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 2026

Diesel models remain most numerous at just under one million, but their sales are falling rapidly, says the Norwegian Road Federation.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2024

Filipinos are the most numerous group, but there are also significant and growing populations of Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, Indian and Hawaiian people.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2024

There were few engagements with the enemy at that time—the rebels, we suspected, had little powder and less spirit—so the most numerous deaths were from distempers and disorders.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson