OVERABUNDANCE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

overabundance

noun

ˌō-vər-ə-ˈbən-dən(t)s

Definition of overabundance

as in surplus

the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed an overabundance of desserts at a potluck dinner

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Recent Examples of overabundance There was that ever-present sense of hope combined with her dedication to being there, to being in the moment, that obviated an overabundance of sympathy. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026 Hollywood Does Abortion’s biggest issue, insofar as it can even be fairly described as one, is simply the overabundance of worthy topics. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026 The lack of a consistent narrative flow was also partly due to the overabundance of various advantages and twists at play. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026 In the case of New York, the challenge is overabundance. — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for overabundance

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Noun

In addition, the county could use $5 million from its 2026 surplus funds to pay for a new rental assistance program for lower-income residents.

— Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Democrats framed their opposition around current budget woes, as the state surplus declines and lawmakers face difficult decisions about funding cuts.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of surplus

Noun

In Lois Lowry’s dystopian novel The Giver, a world of human complexity has been flattened deliberately to remove the inconvenient excesses of emotion and feeling.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
At the exact same time, young, upstart groups like the Ramones and the Clash were forming in response to the corporatization of rock, the bloated egos of its biggest stars, and the excesses of prog with the back-to-basics minimalism of punk.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of excess

Noun

Futurists herald the imminent arrival of abundance, prosperity, and limitless joy and, equally, joblessness and purposelessness, never quite wrestling with the contradiction between those forecasts.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Born in 1972, Liu came of an age when material abundance represented hope and manufacturing ramped up, with slab-style apartment blocks proliferating.

— Lavender Au, ARTnews.com, 21 Sep. 2026

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