Synonyms for profusion
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Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Abundance — abundance; the state of being profuse; a cornucopia
abundance, plenty, richness, multitude, plenitude, cornucopia, excess, wealth, exuberance, heap, affluence, mass, overflow, flood, surplus, load, luxuriance, copiousness, superflux, profuseness, superabundance, superfluity
2. Extravagance
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
abundance; the state of being profuse; a cornucopia
His hair, in great profusion, streamed down over his shoulders.
- n. 2
lavish or imprudent expenditure; prodigality or extravagance
Forms
- Plural
- profusions → abundances, plenties, richnesses, multitudes…
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Overplus and superabundance denote in the main a satisfactory, and superfluity an undesirable, excess; lavishness and profusion, a generous, bountiful, or amiable excess; as, a profusion of fair hair; lavishness of hospitality.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- plenty If you have a cold, you should get plenty of rest.
- abundance There was food and drink in abundance at the party.
- multitude Tokyo offers a multitude of accommodation options.
- richness Your perspective adds depth and richness to discussions.
- extravagance His extravagance is out of proportion to his wage.
- lavishness The lavishness of the party amazed everybody.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| profusion | steady | |
| plenty | rising | |
| abundance | steady | |
| multitude | rising | |
| richness | rising | |
| extravagance | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- mass1, load1, heap1
- 5 letters
- waste1, flood1
- 6 letters
- choice1, plenty2, wealth1, excess2
- 7 letters
- surplus2
- 8 letters
- overflow3, richness2
- 9 letters
- abundance3, multitude3, affluence3, plenitude, superflux
- 10 letters
- exuberance4, cornucopia5, profligacy4, lavishness, luxuriance
- 11 letters
- superfluity, prodigality, copiousness, profuseness
- 12 letters
- extravagance4
- 14 letters
- superabundance
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (plenty2 = 2 syllables).