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superabundance

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of superabundance

1 an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs

  • a superabundance of donations flowed in after the familyʼs plight was seen on national TV
Synonyms of superabundance

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

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 superabundance

embarrassment of riches
Near Antonyms of superabundance

paucity, poverty, scarcity

barrenness, infertility, sterility
Antonyms of superabundance

deficiency, inadequacy, insufficiency, undersupply

2 the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed

  • a superabundance of applicants for a limited number of jobs
Synonyms of superabundance

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

abundance, bounty, plentitude, plenty, profusion, sufficiency

overproduction, overstock
Near Antonyms of superabundance

dearth, lack, scarcity, want
Antonyms of superabundance

deficiency, deficit, insufficiency, undersupply

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