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a·bun·dant
 abundant
- pronunciation:
buhn
dnt
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
large in amount or number; plentiful.
The office has an abundant supply of copy paper.He had abundant reasons for not getting started on the project.- synonyms:
- abounding, ample, bountiful, copious, plenteous, plentiful, plenty, profuse
- antonyms:
- meager, niggardly, scant, scarce, tight
- similar words:
- affluent, aplenty, big, bounteous, bumper, excessive, fat, generous, great, huge, large, lavish, lush, luxuriant, many, much, numerous, opulent, prodigal, rife, superabundant, superfluous, voluminous
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| definition 2: |
abounding with; teeming.
These woods used to be abundant with wildlife.
- synonyms:
- abounding, chock-full, full, packed, replete, rife, teeming
- antonyms:
- meager, sparse, thin
- similar words:
- affluent, bounteous, chock-a-block, crammed, filled, flush, fraught, jam-packed, rich, thick
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| related words: |
exuberant, fertile, fruitful, full, handsome, hearty, heavy, lush, manifold, myriad, round, various |
| derivation: |
abundantly (adv.) |
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