OVERABUNDANCE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

overabundance

noun

ˌō-vər-ə-ˈbən-dən(t)s

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 Her targets include some familiar ones, such as the state’s overabundance of taxing bodies like townships and various obscure districts. —

The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026 Camp requires an overabundance of both money and imagination. —

Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026 Citrus season is a time of abundance; some might even say overabundance. —

Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026 So surely, in this day and age, there must be an ethical, more humane way to deal with an overabundance of deer without reaching for the gun. —

Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overabundance

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Lesser and other of Lamont’s fellow Democrats in the General Assembly’s majority have recommended tapping state finances, which have achieved unprecedented surpluses for nearly a decade, to help these households buy groceries.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2026
The concept is the same – connecting shoppers with grocers who have surplus food nearing its best-by date – but the difference is shoppers choose specific food items offered up by the grocer in the app to pick up in the store.

— Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 1 June 2026