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cornucopia

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of cornucopia

1 an abundant source

  • even to the computer-addicted children, the old-fashioned toy chest was a cornucopia of delights
Synonyms of cornucopia

argosy, gold mine, mine, mother lode, treasure trove, wellspring
Words Related to cornucopia

armory, repository, stockpot, store, storehouse, treasure-house

cache, hoard, stash

bonanza, Golconda, gravy train, honeypot
Near Antonyms of cornucopia

black hole, sinkhole

2 an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet oneʼs needs

  • the rabbits found a cornucopia of food in the vegetable garden
Synonyms of cornucopia

abundance, feast, plenitude, plentitude, plenty, plethora, superabundance, wealth
Words Related to cornucopia

adequacy, competence, competency, sufficiency

ampleness, amplitude, liberality

excess, overdose, overflow, overkill, oversupply, redundancy, superfluity, superfluousness, surfeit, surplus

copiousness, fecundity, fertility, fruitfulness, opulence, richness

lavishness, luxuriance
Phrases Synonymous with cornucopia

embarrassment of riches
Near Antonyms of cornucopia

paucity, poverty, scarcity

barrenness, infertility, sterility
Antonyms of cornucopia

deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency, undersupply

3 something shaped like a hollow cone and used as a container

  • a cornucopia filled with fruits and vegetables in celebration of the harvest
Synonyms of cornucopia

cornet, horn
Words Related to cornucopia

funnel, tube

Learn More about cornucopia

  1. See words that rhyme with cornucopia Dictionary: Definition of cornucopia Spanish Central: Translation of cornucopia Nglish: Translation of cornucopia for Spanish speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about cornucopia

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