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myriad

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of myriad

1 being of many and various kinds
  • the myriad problems that today's cities face
Synonyms of myriad

divers, manifold, multifarious
Words Related to myriad

multiform, multiple, multiplex, multitudinous

heterogeneous, heterogenous, miscellaneous, mixed, sundry, various

different, diverse, unlike, varied
Near Antonyms of myriad

homogeneous, homogenous, monolithic, unmixed, unvaried

alike, identical, same

distinct, distinctive, individual, separate

alone, lone, only, sole, solitary

singular, unique
2 too many to be counted
  • the myriad influences that shape a person's character
Synonyms of myriad

countless, innumerable, innumerous, numberless, uncountable, uncounted, unnumbered, untold
Words Related to myriad

endless, infinite, unlimited, vast

many, multitudinous, numerous
Phrases Synonymous with myriad

beyond number
Near Antonyms of myriad

finite, limited
Antonyms of myriad

countable, enumerable, numberable

myriad

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of myriad

a considerable amount
  • The car can be outfitted with a myriad of options.
Synonyms of myriad

abundance, barrel, basketful, boatload, bucket, bunch, bundle, bushel, carload, chunk, deal, dozen, fistful, gobs, good deal, heap, hundred, loads, lot, mass, mess, mountain, much, multiplicity, oodles, pack, passel, peck, pile, plateful, plenitude, plentitude, plenty, pot, profusion, quantity, raft, reams, scads, sight, slew, spate, stack, store, ton, volume, wad, wealth, yard
Words Related to myriad

epidemic, plague, rash

bonanza, embarrassment, excess, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, plethora, redundancy, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus

deluge, flood, overflow

army, bevy, cram, crowd, crush, drove, flock, herd, horde, host, legion, mob, multitude, press, score, sea, swarm, throng
Phrases Synonymous with myriad

all kinds (of), quite a bit
Near Antonyms of myriad

atom, crumb, dot, fleck, flyspeck, fragment, grain, granule, iota, jot, modicum, molecule, mote, nubbin, particle, ray, scintilla, scrap, shred, tittle, whit

smatter, smattering
Antonyms of myriad

ace, bit, dab, dram, driblet, glimmer, handful, hint, lick, little, mite, mouthful, nip, ounce, peanuts, pinch, pittance, scruple, shade, shadow, smidgen (also smidgeon), speck, spot, sprinkle, sprinkling, strain, streak, tad, touch, trace

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