PLETHORIC Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

plethoric

adjective

Definition of plethoric

as in excessive

going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount the plethoric opulence of the mansions built by the robber barons

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Tammy Abraham left soon after Tuchel arrived while most of the forwards — with the exceptions of Mason Mount and Kai Havertz — grew tired of the manager’s excessive candour.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 July 2026
If the prospect of lines, crowds, and excessive noise is deterring you from a vacation this summer, then the area around Shippea Hill is the ultimate antidote.

— Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026

Definition of excessive

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His talent was extreme, but his introverted personality seemed at times to inhibit him on the World Cup stage, where the burden of trying to deliver glory for his country — as Maradona did so memorably in 1986 — weighed so heavily on his shoulders.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 19 July 2026
No one knows all the factors behind the population’s recent boom, although researchers point to recent extreme weather events and climate change, perhaps compounded with a rise in shipping traffic over recent decades.

— Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Definition of extreme

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The newlyweds, both 36, tied the knot in an extravagant ceremony at the iconic venue July 3, which took over the streets of Manhattan and required the New York Police to shut down the immediate vicinity.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 10 July 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has revealed how much Taylor Swift paid the city for her and Travis Kelce‘s extravagant Madison Square Garden wedding.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 10 July 2026

Definition of extravagant

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It was named so because the hill’s steep elevation was too trying for adults, and the lore goes that children hiked up to help pick grapes.

— Kyle Lucia Wu, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
The climb became steeper as the summit loomed ahead, and the sun burned brighter.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 19 July 2026

Definition of steep

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