Synonyms of abounding

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adjective

ə-ˈbau̇n-diŋ 

as in abundant

possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified

a city abounding with inviting parks

it's a new field abounding in job opportunities

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

abounding

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verb

present participle of abound

as in bursting

to be copiously supplied

a city that abounds with art museums and private galleries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bursting
• buzzing
• teeming
• brimming
• bulging
• humming
• overflowing
• swarming
• bristling
• crawling
• pullulating
• bustling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lacking
• wanting
• needing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abounding

Verb

Connecticut’s cultural capital, New Haven is an urban walker’s paradise, abounding in good eats and history. — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Tallulah Gorge State Park Along the border between Georgia and South Carolina sits Tallulah Falls, a small town abounding in natural blessings. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 25 June 2026

For all the tactical eruditeness and abounding energy, Bologna were their own worst enemies. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026

Researchers have highlighted how many white-collar industries have been hit with an epidemic of ‘workslop’, with unauthorized AI use abounding in industries like IT and professional services in particular. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 15 Mar. 2026

Most Big Tech companies have reported this earnings season — with market jitters abounding — but the world's most valuable company is still to come. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026

Along with the small-town cliche of secrets abounding, there are fresh touches that add whimsy to this story of two families entwined through times of peace and war. — The Know, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025

Zhao’s first three features were steeped in documentary realism, shot with a sturdy, windswept lyricism and abounding in nonprofessional actors. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025

On the far right side, a giant elliptical galaxy appears to have a stream that connects it to a group of galaxies that exhibit spiral and disk-like features, with stellar streams abounding in that galaxy group or cluster. — Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025