Synonyms of plethora

plethora

noun

ˈple-thə-rə 

1

as in plenty

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 & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in surplus

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 & Similar Words

• surplus
• excess
• abundance
• overflow
• overabundance
• sufficiency
• surfeit
• plenty
• plus
• superabundance
• oversupply
• superfluity
• surplusage
• bounty
• overage
• bellyful
• profusion
• overkill
• redundancy
• fat
• overplus
• overmuch
• plentitude
• overproduction
• overstock

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deficiency
• deficit
• insufficiency
• lack
• scarcity
• dearth
• undersupply
• want

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plethora

The sheer fact of filming fills a frame, even one composed with quasi-documentary plainness, with a plethora of details of narrative, expressive, aesthetic, intellectual, and historical import. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026

Thus, matters must be brought to the highest court in the land via a plethora of legal cases. — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026

Amethyst Martinez In New York City, celebrators had a plethora of events to choose from to mark the United States' 250th anniversary of its independence. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026

The constant development of Charlotte and surrounding areas has added a plethora of other issues for the rescue. — Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026

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