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Definitions

embarrassment of riches

NOUN

deep pockets

Synonyms

WEAK

bottomless purse bulging purse embarras de richesses fat purse full purse heavy purse money to burn well-lined purse

NOUN

overabundance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

plethora

STRONG

glut nimiety overflow overkill overmuch oversupply profusion superabundance superfluity surfeit surplus surplusage

WEAK

too much

Antonyms

STRONG

lack necessity need want

WEAK

scarcity

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The game is an embarrassment of riches for trivia buffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Tuchel has an embarrassment of riches battling for the number 10 position behind Kane, the hub of England's World Cup operation.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

A greatest-hits revue, devised by producer Cameron Mackintosh, the celebratory show is a true embarrassment of riches.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

In recent years, music aficionados have been blessed with an embarrassment of riches —particularly when it comes to the Beatles.

From Salon • May 7, 2024

All this would be fine—an embarrassment of riches, to be sure; a tad too many treasures to be bestowed on a single human, certainly—if he were nice.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

embarrassment of riches

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