PROFUSION Synonyms: 209 Similar and Opposite Words

profusion

noun

prə-ˈfyü-zhən

Definition of profusion

as in loads

a considerable amount apples grow in profusion in this valley

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as in generosity

the quality or fact of being free or wasteful in the expenditure of money in giving gifts to his girlfriend, he was generous to the point of profusion

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Recent Examples of profusion Those hiccups, and a profusion of other stock alternatives, have spawned talk that the 60/40 rule is dead. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 16 May 2026 Given the area’s profusion of tech companies and internationally renowned universities, Raleigh is easily accessible by air or by car. — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026 Given the profusion of riad tourist accommodation in Marrakech, you’d be excused for thinking the buildings originated as hotels. — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 The profusion of books was extraordinary. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for profusion

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Noun

Transformers require specialized vehicles and heavy-duty trailers capable of carrying oversized loads.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
Flawless routines and loads of amenities were once seen as the ultimate pillars of hospitality.

— Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026

Definition of loads

Noun

Effective recovery depends not only on the generosity of the donations, but also on strategic approaches that can get the type of aid needed to the people who need it.

— Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, The Conversation, 13 July 2026
In all of these cases, the effect is largely the same—forging intimacy through some level of generosity or gallantry, coupled with pure, physical proximity—and in 2026, all of them are still technically possible.

— Sara Delgado, Vogue, 9 July 2026

Definition of generosity

Noun

The Scardovari lagoon reported annual harvests down from 4,800 tons to 340 tons since 2023.

— Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Capacity reached roughly 77 million tons a year by the early 2010s, and for most of the following decade Qatar was the world's largest LNG exporter, a position the United States and Australia now rival.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026

Definition of ton

Noun

In 1661, King Louis XIV ordered construction that would transform a simple hunting lodge into what eventually became a testament to the lavishness of French royalty.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026
Taking the latter to another level is the new Mercedes-Maybach SL 680 Monogram Series, the first two-seater from the marque’s division devoted to automotive lavishness.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 June 2026

Definition of lavishness

Noun

Harvey Nichols, by contrast, brings something Next cannot build overnight - a heritage in luxury and extravagance.

— Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Shows of extravagance like these have not been met with kindness in a world torn by war, inflation, soaring gas prices and political unrest.

— Marc Malkin, Variety, 2 July 2026

Definition of extravagance

Noun

Room types include Classic Rooms, Superior Rooms, and Two-Bedroom Family Rooms, as well as a slew of suite options, from Junior Suites to Three-Bedroom Family Suites that sleep up to seven.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2026
The club’s members, including an industrialist and his expatriate niece, the president and his pampered wife, and a slew of Chinese tourists, engage in a complex dance with the doting and subservient staff.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 July 2026

Definition of slew

Noun

The Bosnia captain got himself an assist, made a goal-line clearance, and was partly responsible for Cyle Larin’s 78th-minute equaliser, which ensured Canada’s wastefulness didn’t stop them from earning a first World Cup point.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 7 July 2026
The humanitarian consequences of this wastefulness were well documented before last Wednesday.

— Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026

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