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plethora

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of plethora

1 an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs
  • a biology textbook that is helpfully illustrated with a plethora of excellent illustrations
Synonyms of plethora

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

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 plethora

embarrassment of riches
Near Antonyms of plethora

paucity, poverty, scarcity

barrenness, infertility, sterility
Antonyms of plethora

deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency, undersupply
2 the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
  • The author offers a plethora of detail that tends to overwhelm the reader.
Synonyms of plethora

bellyful, excess, fat, overabundance, overage, overflow, overkill, overmuch, overplus, oversupply, redundancy, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus
Words Related to plethora

abundance, bounty, plentitude, plenty, profusion, sufficiency

overproduction, overstock
Near Antonyms of plethora

dearth, lack, scarcity, want
Antonyms of plethora

deficiency, deficit, insufficiency, undersupply

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