Synonyms for plethora
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Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Myriad — an excessive amount or number; an abundance
myriad, surfeit, slew, superfluity, glut, superabundance, plenitude, excess, redundancy, surplus, congestion, superflux, overfullness, overabundance, abundance, overflow, repletion dated
2. Embarrassment
Definitions
- n. 1
An excessive amount or number; an abundance.
The menu offers a plethora of cuisines from around the world.
- n. 2
Excess of blood in the skin, especially in the face and especially chronically.
Related words
- Word family
- plethoric
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Forms
- Plural
- plethorae → myriads, surfeits, slews, superfluities…
Example sentences
- myriad The night sky was filled with a myriad of stars.
- slew He slew his children, his wife, his concubines, and his servants.
- surfeit A surfeit of alternatives leads to a bad choice.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| plethora | rising | |
| myriad | rising | |
| slew | rising | |
| surfeit | steady | |
| superfluity | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- slew1, glut1
- 6 letters
- excess2, myriad3
- 7 letters
- surplus2, surfeit2
- 8 letters
- overflow3, overplus
- 9 letters
- abundance3, plenitude, repletion, superflux
- 10 letters
- congestion3, redundancy4
- 11 letters
- superfluity
- 12 letters
- overfullness
- 13 letters
- embarrassment4, overabundance5
- 14 letters
- superabundance
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (excess2 = 2 syllables).