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Synonyms for abounding

  • adjective

Most common

abundant plentiful galore replete

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Abundant — ample, plenty, abundant

abundant, galore, plentiful, full informal, replete, rife, teeming, ample, rich, prodigal, bountiful, exuberant, copious, lavish, prolific

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Ample, plenty, abundant.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:abounding.

Example sentences

  • abundant Fossil fuels are abundant in that vast continent.
  • plentiful For some, excuses are plentiful to remain idle.
  • galore There are languages galore at Tatoeba.
  • replete The government coffers are replete with funds.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
aboundingsteady
abundantfalling
plentifulfalling
galorerising
repleterising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
full1, rich1, rife1
5 letters
ample2
6 letters
lavish2, galore2
7 letters
copious3, replete2, teeming2
8 letters
abundant3, prolific3, prodigal3
9 letters
plentiful3, exuberant4, bountiful3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ample2 = 2 syllables).