Synonyms of replete

replete

adjective

ri-ˈplēt 

1

as in plump

having an excess of body fat

the merchant was a richly replete gentleman, clearly enjoying the fruits of his success

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plump
• full
• round
• fat
• thick
• corpulent
• stout
• rotund
• ripe
• heavy
• fleshy
• gross
• husky
• tubby
• obese
• pudgy
• chubby
• portly
• blubbery
• lardy
• podgy
• overweight
• roly-poly
• ample
• soft
• beefy
• burly
• weighty
• bulky
• thickset
• stocky
• hefty
• chunky
• squat
• plumpish
• brawny
• heavyset
• stubby
• paunchy
• dumpy
• potbellied
• flabby
• buxom
• hippy
• corn-fed
• zaftig
• endomorphic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• thin
• spare
• lean
• slender
• slim
• skinny
• gaunt
• sinewy
• skeletal
• angular
• bony
• lank
• lanky
• wasted
• haggard
• slight
• emaciated
• pinched
• rawboned
• cadaverous
• puny
• scrawny
• weedy
• stringy
• rangy
• scraggy
• spindly
• svelte
• reedy
• waspish
• willowy
• twiggy
• sylphlike
• anorexic
• spindling
• ectomorphic

2

as in filled

possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified

a gym that is replete with the very latest in home exercise equipment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filled
• packed
• bursting
• abundant
• awash
• crowded
• stuffed
• crammed
• jammed
• rife
• teeming
• fraught
• swarming
• saturated
• abounding
• brimming
• loaded
• chock-full
• flush
• thick
• thronging
• lousy
• buzzing
• full
• bulging
• busy
• overstuffed
• overflowing
• lively
• overladen
• humming
• jam-packed
• overloaded
• clogged
• congested
• overcrowded
• overfilled
• overfull
• animated
• bustling
• surfeited
• fat
• astir
• alive

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• devoid
• empty
• blank
• bare
• stark
• barren
• vacant
• void
• depleted
• short
• insufficient
• incomplete
• deficient
• drained
• exhausted

3

as in stuffed

having one's appetite completely satisfied

everyone settled back and relaxed, completely replete after the huge meal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stuffed
• full
• sated
• satiated
• surfeited
• satiate
• overstuffed
• gorged
• glutted
• overfed
• overfull

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• empty
• hungry
• starving
• starved
• famished
• undernourished
• underfed

Synonym Chooser

How does the adjective replete contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of replete are complete, full, and plenary. While all these words mean "containing all that is wanted or needed or possible," replete implies being filled to the brim or to satiety.

replete with delightful details

When would complete be a good substitute for replete?

Although the words complete and replete have much in common, complete applies when all that is needed is present.

a complete picture of the situation

When is it sensible to use full instead of replete?

The synonyms full and replete are sometimes interchangeable, but full implies the presence or inclusion of everything that is wanted or required by something or that can be held, contained, or attained by it.

a full schedule

How are the words plenary and complete related as synonyms of replete?

Plenary adds to complete the implication of fullness without qualification.

given plenary power

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of replete

Penelope Cruz has embraced the artfully overgrown bang for years and this Chanel-ready styling — replete with bouffant and black ribbon — relies on the fringe for its flirty finish. —Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026

Taking a more serious tone, Waterman noted how new issues keep cropping up in new theaters—all while the United States and China are planning to hold a new round of trade talks in Paris, replete with its own set of tensions. —Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2026

Bacha posh also experience the vulnerabilities of life as a boy in Afghanistan, which is replete with its own dangers, says Fetrat of Human Rights Watch. —Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026

Yet this league is replete with scorers who aren’t defenders. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026

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