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bountiful

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of bountiful

1 being more than enough without being excessive
  • a bountiful supply of apples for the harvest festival
Synonyms of bountiful

abundant, ample, aplenty, bounteous, comfortable, galore, generous, liberal, plenteous, plentiful, plenty
Words Related to bountiful

extra, supernumerary, surplus

abounding, blooming, overflowing, plump, replete, rich, rife, teeming, wealthy

adequate, enough, sufficient

fat, fecund, fertile, fruitful, luxuriant, prodigal, prolific

copious, fulsome, lavish, profuse
Phrases Synonymous with bountiful

all kinds of, thick on the ground
Near Antonyms of bountiful

deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, wanting

meager (or meagre), niggardly, stingy

skimpy

least, minimum

light, slight, small

barren, infertile, sterile, unfruitful, unproductive
Antonyms of bountiful

bare, minimal, scant, spare
2 giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation
  • a bountiful host who makes sure that everyone has plenty to eat at his dinners
Synonyms of bountiful

bighearted, bounteous, charitable, free, freehanded, freehearted, fulsome, generous, liberal, munificent, open, openhanded, unselfish, unsparing, unstinting
Words Related to bountiful

extravagant, handsome, lavish, overgenerous, profuse

altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, hospitable, humanitarian, philanthropic (also philanthropical)

big, greathearted, largehearted, magnanimous, openhearted

compassionate, good-hearted, kind, kindly, sympathetic
Near Antonyms of bountiful

mean, petty, small

frugal, spare, sparing, thrifty

chary, stinting

acquisitive, avaricious, avid, coveting, covetous, desirous, grasping, hoggish, itchy, mercenary, rapacious

begrudging, envious, grudging, resentful
Antonyms of bountiful

cheap, close, closefisted, mingy, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, selfish, stingy, stinting, tight, tightfisted, uncharitable

Synonym Discussion of bountiful

liberal, generous, bountiful, munificent mean giving or given freely and unstintingly. liberal suggests openhandedness in the giver and largeness in the thing or amount given.
    • a teacher liberal with her praise
generous stresses warmhearted readiness to give more than size or importance of the gift.
    • a generous offer of help
bountiful suggests lavish, unremitting giving or providing.
    • children spoiled by bountiful presents
munificent suggests a scale of giving appropriate to lords or princes.
    • a munificent foundation grant

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  1. Dictionary: Definition of bountiful Spanish Central: Translation of bountiful Nglish: Translation of bountiful for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of bountiful for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about bountiful

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