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more 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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“Researchers track these whales daily, but we can scale their impact by crowdsourcing data from the many more numerous commercial and recreational boats, and building a centralized alert system,” Liccardo said in a release.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The smaller boats are more numerous and harder to spot on satellite than larger conventional vessels, Des Roches said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Showers will develop, becoming more numerous by the afternoon but not catching everywhere.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

When it worked, they were 100 times more numerous.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 28, 2025

The giants were bigger, stronger and more numerous.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan