Synonyms for rife
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Prevalent — widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things)
prevalent, common, current, prevailing, epidemic, ubiquitous, predominant, dominant, relevant
2. Overabundant
3. Replete — abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful
replete, plentiful, abundant, teeming, filled, abounding, thick, lackless, fraught dated
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Widespread, common, prevalent, current (mainly of unpleasant or harmful things).
Smallpox was rife after the siege had been lifted.
- adj. 2
Abounding; present in large numbers, plentiful.
Seeds are rife in a watermelon.
- adj. 3
Full of (mostly unpleasant or harmful things).
Many post-colonial governments were rife with lawlessness and corruption.
Example sentences
- relevant Could you summarise the relevant points, please?
- epidemic Wuhan is the epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic.
- prevalent Plastic is the most prevalent type of marine debris.
- ubiquitous Sparrows are ubiquitous in the Netherlands.
- replete The government coffers are replete with funds.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| rife | rising | |
| relevant | rising | |
| epidemic | rising | |
| prevalent | steady | |
| ubiquitous | rising | |
| replete | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- thick1
- 6 letters
- common2, filled1
- 7 letters
- current2, fraught1, replete2, teeming2
- 8 letters
- relevant3, dominant3, epidemic4, abundant3, pandemic3, lackless
- 9 letters
- prevalent3, plentiful3, abounding3, plethoric
- 10 letters
- prevailing3, ubiquitous4
- 11 letters
- predominant4
- 12 letters
- overabundant
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (common2 = 2 syllables).