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Definitions

embarrassment of riches

NOUN

deep pockets

Synonyms

WEAK

bottomless purse bulging purse embarras de richesses fat purse full purse heavy purse money to burn well-lined purse

NOUN

overabundance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

plethora

STRONG

glut nimiety overflow overkill overmuch oversupply profusion superabundance superfluity surfeit surplus surplusage

WEAK

too much

Antonyms

STRONG

lack necessity need want

WEAK

scarcity

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The game is an embarrassment of riches for trivia buffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Though moviegoing audiences were spoiled with this embarrassment of riches, it’s Fanning’s work that stood out among the pair.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

And because this year there was an embarrassment of riches as far as Latino films goes, here are some honorable mentions we just had to include:

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

He opted for joining Paris St-Germain but he couldn't quite break through amid the club's embarrassment of riches in the attacking department.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025

Part of what he was wrestling with was, in fact, good news—an embarrassment of riches.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

embarrassment of riches

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