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Synonyms for plenteous

21 synonyms
1 meaning

adjective

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rich abundant ample plentiful

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Adjective

1. Abundant

abundant, plentiful, ample, rich, copious, plenty, fruitful, full, luxuriant, fertile, much, galore, prodigal, exuberant, bountiful, profuse, teeming, lavish, prolific, superabundant

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Definitions

adj. 1
In plenty; abundant.
His farm, though small, nevertheless allowed him a plenteous supply of healthy food.

Related words

Word family: plenteously plenteousness plenty

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Abundant and plenteous refer to largeness of quantity; as, abundant stores; plenteous harvests.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example sentences

rich Even if I were rich, I wouldn't give money to him.
abundant Fossil fuels are abundant in that vast continent.
ample Ten million yen will be ample for the project.
plentiful For some, excuses are plentiful to remain idle.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
plenteous		rising
rich		rising
abundant		falling
ample		falling
plentiful		falling

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

By length

4 letters: much¹, full¹, rich¹
5 letters: ample²
6 letters: plenty², lavish², galore²
7 letters: fertile², copious³, teeming², profuse²
8 letters: abundant³, prolific³, fruitful², prodigal³
9 letters: plentiful³, exuberant⁴, bountiful³, luxuriant⁴
13 letters: superabundant

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