APLENTY Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ə-ˈplen-tē

Definition of aplenty

as in plentiful

being more than enough without being excessive there will be food and drink aplenty, so please come

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adverb

as in plentifully

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Recent Examples of aplenty

Adjective

Over the ensuing centuries, high-IQ couples wait for just the right time to have children, while their lower-IQ counterparts breed aplenty until mankind becomes exponentially more vapid. — Donald Liebenson, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026 Set against the dramatic backdrop of the Italian city’s waterfront, with attendees arriving via speedboat, the Venice red carpet is an unmatched opportunity for windswept movie-star glamour, with A-listers aplenty taking advantage. — Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026

Adverb

Over the week-plus of the festival, expect stunning jewels, unforgettable couture, and picture-perfect moments aplenty. — Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026 Flower child was not the only theme, though there were crowns aplenty. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for aplenty

Recent Examples of Synonyms for aplenty

Adjective

From baskets to desk organizers, the options are plentiful, and they’re priced right.

— Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2026
The café is takeout only with plentiful seating indoors and theoretically outdoors.

— Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of plentiful

Adverb

During the smoke wave and explosive diarrhea epidemic, the bagged salads at Trader Joe’s were plentifully stocked.

— Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 July 2026
By Sunday evening, all tickets to England-Argentina in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium — priced at $3,545 in category 1 — were sold out, whereas tickets to France-Spain at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, were plentifully available.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of plentifully

Adjective

There are two communal tubs with sauna and cold plunge features—one for mixed bathing, and one for women only—four private tubs, and ample opportunities for such treatments as salt scrubs, thai massages, hot stone massage, and foot soaks.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
The large side patio has ample seating and umbrellas, plus string lighting that sets the atmosphere at night.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of ample

Adverb

Her Surrealist spirit is abundantly evident in Ni hablar del peluquín (No Use to Talk about the Little Wig), the 1952 painting that featured in both institutional surveys.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Barely a week into the Lakers’ season, ignoring the records, forgetting the statistics, only one thing is abundantly clear.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of abundantly

Adjective

One tier down from Dithaba (both fiscally and geographically), Kapano is a few minutes’ walk down a dusty hill and follows a similar format, with four generous-sized rooms veering off the communal pool, bar, and alfresco deck dining area.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
Venus connects with Jupiter, supporting a generous exchange with someone who sees possibilities from a different angle.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of generous

Adverb

Also using machine profusion, doctors at Northwestern have been able to more optimally use a single organ, taking two different parts of one liver and inserting it into two recipients.

— Jane Miller, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
There’s no single architecture that optimally addresses every application.

— Iri Trashanski, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of optimally

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