Related Searches
Nearby Words
super abundant
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | profuse |
| Synonyms: | abounding, alive with, ample, aplenty, bounteous, bountiful, copious, crawling with, dime a dozen, extravagant, extreme, exuberant, fulsome, galore, generous, immoderate, lavish, liberal, lush*, luxuriant, no end, openhanded, opulent, overflowing, plentiful, plenty, prodigal, profusive, prolific, riotous, sumptuous, superfluous, swarming, teeming, thick with, unstinting |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | excessive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | too much; overdone |
| Synonyms: | boundless, disproportionate, dissipated, dizzying, enormous, exaggerated, exorbitant, extra, extravagant, extreme, immoderate, indulgent, inordinate, intemperate, limitless, more, needless, over, overboard, overkill, overmuch, plethoric, prodigal, profligate, recrementitious, redundant, self-indulgent, sky-high, steep, stiff, stratospheric, super, superabundant, superfluous, supernatural, too many, towering, unbounded, unconscionable, undue, unmeasurable, unreasonable, way out |
| Antonyms: | insufficient, moderate, reasonable, underdone |
| Main Entry: | exuberant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | profuse |
| Synonyms: | abundant, affluent, copious, diffuse, effusive, exaggerated, excessive, fecund, fertile, fruitful, fulsome, lavish, lush, luxuriant, opulent, overdone, overflowing, plenteous, plentiful, prodigal, prolific, rampant, rich, riotous, superabundant, superfluous, teeming |
| Antonyms: | insufficient, lacking, needing, wanting |
| Main Entry: | luxuriant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | profuse, plush |
| Synonyms: | abundant, ample, copious, deluxe, dense, elaborate, excessive, extravagant, exuberant, fancy, fecund, fertile, flamboyant, flourishing, fruitful, lavish, luscious, lush, opulent, overflowing, palatial, plenteous, plentiful, prodigal, productive, profusive, prolific, rampant, rank, rich, riotous, sumptuous, superabundant, teeming, thriving |
| Notes: | luxuriant indicates profusion while luxurious means sumptuous and expensive |
| Antonyms: | barren, plain, poor |
| Main Entry: | plentiful/plenty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abundant, productive |
| Synonyms: | abounding, ample, bounteous, bountiful, bumper, chock-full, complete, copious, enough, excessive, extravagant, exuberant, fertile, flowing, flush*, fruitful, full, fulsome, generous, improvident, infinite, large, lavish, liberal, lousy with, lush, luxuriant, overflowing, plenteous, prodigal, profuse, prolific, replete, rife, sufficient, superabundant, superfluous, swarming, swimming, teeming |
| Antonyms: | few, lacking, little, needing, rare, scarce, wanting |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | prodigal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | luxurious, profuse |
| Synonyms: | abundant, bounteous, bountiful, copious, exuberant, lavish, lush, luxuriant, moneyed, munificent, opulent, riotous, sumptuous, superabundant, teeming |
| Antonyms: | modest, poor |
| Main Entry: | substantial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important, ample |
| Synonyms: | abundant, big, big-deal, bulky, consequential, considerable, durable, extraordinary, firm, generous, goodly, heavy, heavyweight, hefty, key, large, major-league, massive, material, meaningful, momentous, plentiful, principal, serious, significant, sizable, solid, sound, stable, steady, stout, strong, sturdy, superabundant, tidy, valuable, vast, weighty, well-built, worthwhile |
| Notes: | substantial means considerable or sizeable; substantive means actual or firm |
| Antonyms: | insignificant, little, minor, small, unimportant, unsubstantial |
| Main Entry: | superfluous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extra, unnecessary |
| Synonyms: | abounding, de trop, dispensable, excess, excessive, exorbitant, expendable, extravagant, extreme, gratuitous, in excess, inessential, inordinate, lavish, leftover, needless, nonessential, overflowing, overmuch, pleonastic, profuse, redundant, remaining, residuary, spare, superabundant, supererogatory, superfluent, supernumerary, surplus, unasked, uncalled-for, unneeded, unrequired, unwanted, useless |
| Notes: | superficial means not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually or of little substance or significance, while superfluous means more than is wanted or is sufficient or rendered unnecessary by superabundance |
| Antonyms: | important, necessary, needed |
| Main Entry: | plentiful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abundant |
| Synonyms: | abounding, ample, appreciable, bounteous, bountiful, bumper, chock-full, competent, complete, copious, enough, excessive, extravagant, exuberant, fertile, flowing, flush, fruitful, full, fulsome, generous, improvident, inexhaustible, infinite, large, lavish, liberal, lousy with, lush, luxuriant, no end, overflowing, plenteous, plenty, prodigal, productive, profuse, prolific, replete, rife, sufficient, superabundant, superfluous, swarming, swimming, teeming, unlimited, well-provided |
| Antonyms: | meager, scarce |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
