Synonyms for ample
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Copious — large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended
full, copious, abundant, plentiful, wide, plenteous, commodious, sufficient, extensive, rich, bountiful, generous, big, capacious, spacious, great, gurt UK, good, much, extended, broad, complete, roomy
Definitions
- adj. 1
Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; for example spacious, roomy or widely extended.
She has a very ample bosom.
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That is ample which gives a safe, but not a large, margin beyond a given demand; that is abundant, affluent, bountiful, liberal, plentiful, which is largely in excess of manifest need. Ample and abundant may be applied to any subject.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- wide The curriculum of this school is wide and shallow.
- abundant Fossil fuels are abundant in that vast continent.
- plentiful For some, excuses are plentiful to remain idle.
- copious Giraffes consume copious amounts of acacia leaves.
- sizable A sizable portion of his students loved him.
By length
- 3 letters
- big1
- 4 letters
- good1, much1, full1, wide1, rich1, gurt
- 5 letters
- great1, broad1, roomy2
- 7 letters
- sizable3, copious3
- 8 letters
- complete2, extended3, generous3, abundant3, spacious2, sizeable3
- 9 letters
- extensive3, plentiful3, bountiful3, capacious3, plenteous
- 10 letters
- sufficient3, commodious4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (roomy2 = 2 syllables).