abundant

[uh-buhn-duhnt] / əˈbʌn dənt /

ADJECTIVE

plentiful, large in number

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ample bountiful copious generous heavy rich sufficient

WEAK

abounding bounteous crawling with cup runs over with eco-rich exuberant filled full lavish liberal lousy with luxuriant mucho no end of overflowing plate is full of plenteous plenty profuse rolling in stinking with teeming

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depleted insufficient lacking meager needy poor wanting

WEAK

rare scarce sparse

Example Sentences

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Sugar prices dropped 4.7% in April due to ample supplies, while dairy prices fell 1.1% amid abundant EU milk.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Seoul secured abundant energy supplies to fuel its red-hot tech sector despite the Strait of Hormuz disruptions.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Aromatic compounds associated with pleasant floral notes, such as linalool, became more abundant.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

Australia has touted its abundant critical minerals as a way to loosen China's grip over global supplies of rare earths.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

As commercial and military vessels became more abundant, the noise background in the oceans, especially at a frequency of twenty Hertz, became noticeable.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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