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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More than half a century later, Swinney has adapted his party's 70s slogan to "It's Scotland's Energy," suggesting that an independent Scotland could now thrive thanks to abundant wind, wave and solar resources.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

After all were fitted, the smiles were abundant as the students left the event ready for the upcoming prom season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

The U.S. has abundant oil and low fuel taxes, so the cost gap is harder to close than in, say, France, where gasoline currently costs about $9 a gallon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

It is abundant in rocks older than 100 million years, yet it is rarely seen forming in more recent environments.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

One abundant and widely ranging species supports the entire commercial fishery of the southern Atlantic and Gulf states.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

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