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| Main Entry: |
teem
 [teem] 
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be abundant, full |
| Synonyms: | abound, be crawling with, be full of, be numerous, be plentiful, be prolific, bear, brim, bristle, burst, burst at seams, bustle, crawl, crowd, flow, grow, jam, overflow, overrun, pack, pour, pour out, produce, prosper, pullulate, rain, roll in, shower, superabound, swarm, swell, swim in, wallow in |
| Antonyms: | lack, need, want |
| Main Entry: | abound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | exist in abundance |
| Synonyms: | be alive with, be all over the place, be knee deep in, be no end to, be plentiful, be thick with, be up to one's ears in, crawl with, crowd, flourish, flow, have a full plate, infest, overflow, proliferate, swarm, swell, teem, thrive |
| Antonyms: | deficient, fail, lack, need, short, want |
| Main Entry: | abounding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | plentiful |
| Synonyms: | abundant, bountiful, copious, filled, flush, plenteous, prodigal, profuse, prolific, replete, teeming |
Example Sentences
- Waters that look featureless and deserted on the map turn out to be littered with teeming settlements.
- The end of the road is seldom accompanied by teeming civilization, which is the essence of its seduction.
- The goal is to return stagnant industrial ponds to teeming tidal wetlands.
| Main Entry: | abundant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | plentiful, large in number |
| Synonyms: | abounding, ample, bounteous, bountiful, copious, crawling with, cup runs over with, eco-rich, exuberant, filled, full, generous, heavy, lavish, liberal, lousy with, luxuriant, mucho, no end of, overflowing, plate is full of, plenteous, plenty, profuse, rich, rolling in, stinking with, sufficient, teeming |
| Antonyms: | lacking, rare, scarce, sparse |
| Main Entry: | alive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | being active, full of life |
| Synonyms: | abounding, alert, animated, awake, brisk, bustling, cheerful, dynamic, eager, energetic, lively, overflowing, quick, ready, replete, rife, sharp, spirited, sprightly, spry, stirring, swarming, teeming, vigorous, vital, vivacious, zestful |
| Antonyms: | dispirited, dull, lifeless, morose, sluggish, spiritless |
| Main Entry: | brim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flow over the top |
| Synonyms: | fill, fill up, hold no more, overflow, run over, spill, swell, teem, well over |
| Main Entry: | congested |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | blocked, clogged |
| Synonyms: | chock-full, choked, closed, crammed, crowded, filled, glutted, gorged, gridlocked, jam-full, jam-packed, jammed, massed, mobbed, obstructed, occluded, overcrowded, overfilled, overflowing, packed, packed like sardines, plugged, stopped, stoppered, stuffed, stuffed-up, teeming, up to the rafters |
| Antonyms: | clear, free, open, unblocked, unclogged, uncongested, uncrowded |
| Main Entry: | congregate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assemble, come together |
| Synonyms: | besiege, bunch up, collect, concentrate, congress, convene, converge, convoke, corral, flock*, forgather, gang around, gang up, gather, hang out*, make the scene, mass, meet, meet up, muster, pack, raise, rally, rendezvous, round up, swarm, teem, throng |
| Antonyms: | divide, scatter, separate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | crowded |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | busy, congested |
| Synonyms: | SRO, awash, brimful, brimming, chock-full, clean, close, compact, crammed, cramped, crushed, dense, elbow-to-elbow, filled to the rafters, fit to bust, full, full house, full up, huddled, jam-packed, jammed, loaded, lousy with, massed, mob scene, mobbed, overflowing, packed, populous, sardined, sold out, standing room only, stiff with, stuffed, swarming, teeming, thick, thickset, thronged, tight, topped off, up to here, up to the hilt, wall-to-wall |
| Antonyms: | empty, uncongested, uncrowded, unfilled |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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