Definitions

plentiful

[plen-ti-fuhl] / ˈplɛn tɪ fəl /

ADJECTIVE

abundant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ample bountiful fertile generous productive prolific sufficient unlimited

WEAK

abounding appreciable bounteous bumper chock-full competent complete copious enough excessive extravagant exuberant flowing flush fruitful full fulsome improvident inexhaustible infinite large lavish liberal lousy with lush luxuriant no end overflowing plenteous plenty prodigal profuse replete rife superabundant superfluous swarming swimming teeming well-provided

Antonyms

STRONGEST

barren fruitless impotent insufficient lacking unfruitful unproductive wanting

WEAK

meager scarce

Example Sentences

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Plentiful jobs and potential six-figure incomes draw young people as other industries falter; U.S. healthcare is “a modern middle-class jobs engine.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Plentiful reserves tend to promise great riches, hence crude has been labelled "black gold".

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Plentiful rainfall in recent months meant a lot of grass, leading ranchers to send herds to the area, said Ron Gill, professor and livestock specialist at a Texas A&M University.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2024

Plentiful data and analyses support the assertions that sex is very complex in humans and that binary and simplistic explanations for human sex biology are either wholly incorrect or substantially incomplete.

From Scientific American • May 1, 2023

Heading 325Full-page design 329 The Story of the Plentiful Tablecloth, the Avenging Wand, the Sash that becomes a Lake, and the Terrible Helmet.

From Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen by Harding, Emily J.

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