Synonyms of cornucopia

cornucopia

noun

ˌkȯr-nə-ˈkō-pē-ə 

1

as in repository

an abundant source

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repository
• wellspring
• gold mine
• treasure trove
• mine
• mother lode
• storehouse
• argosy
• treasure-house
• hoard
• armory
• stash
• bonanza
• stockpot
• store
• cache
• gravy train
• Golconda
• honeypot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• black hole
• sinkhole

2

as in abundance

an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs

the rabbits found a cornucopia of food in the vegetable garden

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abundance
• plenty
• wealth
• plethora
• superabundance
• plenitude
• feast
• embarrassment of riches
• plentitude
• surplus
• sufficiency
• competence
• adequacy
• richness
• surfeit
• amplitude
• competency
• excess
• fertility
• liberality
• overdose
• fecundity
• overflow
• opulence
• fruitfulness
• oversupply
• superfluity
• copiousness
• overkill
• luxuriance
• superfluousness
• ampleness
• redundancy
• lavishness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deficiency
• inadequacy
• insufficiency
• scarcity
• poverty
• paucity
• undersupply
• sterility
• infertility
• barrenness

3

as in horn

something shaped like a hollow cone and used as a container

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• horn
• tube
• funnel
• cornet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cornucopia

Choose from Gregg’s Mistflower (a favorite for the butterfly garden), microgreens, Sansevieria (snake plant), or a cornucopia of summer vegetables. — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026

The result was a cornucopia of genetic contamination, including human DNA matching the original collector of the 1978 sample, as well as human DNA that is common in western Eurasia, Europe and the Near East. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 9 Apr. 2026

Amazon is a cornucopia of shopping goodness, but anyone who’s spent more than a few minutes on the site knows how quickly the endless options become overwhelming. — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026

Even Haghighi’s daring sense of form—his cornucopia of tones, styles, and genres—reflects his grandfather’s masterwork and suggests an expansion of Golestan’s audacious and original aesthetic. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026

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