Synonyms for myriad
- adjective
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
multitudinous, many, innumerable, countless, numberless, infinite, uncounted, unnumbered, innumerous, unnumberable, unnumerable, untold
Noun
1. Plethora — A countless number or multitude (of specified things)
Other
decamillennium rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Multifaceted, having innumerable elements.
"As a clinician, it's a difficult symptom to treat," Cornelius said. "The end symptom may be the same, but what's causing it may be myriad."
- n. 1
A countless number or multitude (of specified things)
Earth hosts a myriad of animals.
Forms
- Plural
- myriads → plethorae, wealths, deluges, bounties…
Example sentences
- countless Mary emerged as victor from countless tournaments.
- innumerable I have tried innumerable times to contact him.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| myriad | rising | |
| countless | rising | |
| innumerable | falling | |
| numberless | steady | |
| multitudinous | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- many2
- 6 letters
- wealth1, scores1, bounty2, untold2, deluge2
- 8 letters
- infinite3, plethora3
- 9 letters
- countless2, uncounted3
- 10 letters
- unnumbered, numberless, innumerous
- 11 letters
- innumerable5, unnumerable
- 12 letters
- unnumberable
- 13 letters
- multitudinous
- 14 letters
- decamillennium
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (many2 = 2 syllables).