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| Main Entry: | abound |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | exist in abundance |
| Synonyms: | be alive with, be all over the place, be knee deep in, be no end to, be plentiful, be thick with, be up to one's ears in, crawl with, crowd, flourish, flow, have a full plate, infest, overflow, proliferate, swarm, swell, teem, thrive |
| Antonyms: | deficient, fail, lack, need, short, want |
| Main Entry: | flow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | issue, surge, run out |
| Synonyms: | abound, arise, brim, cascade, circulate, continue, course, deluge, discharge, dribble, ebb, emanate, emerge, emit, exude, flood, glide, gurgle, gush, inundate, jet, leak, move, ooze, overflow, pass, percolate, pour, proceed, progress, regurgitate, result, ripple, roll, rush, slide, sluice, spew, spill, splash, spring, spurt, sputter, squirt, stream, sweep, swell, swirl, teem, trickle, tumble, void, disembogue, exudate, pullulate, smooth along, well forth |
| Antonyms: | trickle |
| Main Entry: | grow |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | become larger, evolve |
| Synonyms: | abound, advance, age, amplify, arise, augment, become, breed, build, burgeon, come, cultivate, develop, dilate, enlarge, expand, extend, fill out, flourish, gain, germinate, heighten, increase, issue, luxuriate, mature, mount, multiply, originate, produce, propagate, raise, ripen, rise, shoot*, spread, sprout, stem, stretch, swell, thicken, thrive, turn, vegetate, wax*, widen, branch out, burst forth, come to be, get bigger, get taller, maturate, pop up, pullulate, spring up |
| Antonyms: | decline, decrease, diminish, halt, lessen, reduce, stop, stunt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | infest |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | flood, overrun |
| Synonyms: | abound, annoy, assail, beset, crawl, crowd, defile, fill, flock, harass, harry, infect, invade, overwhelm, pack, penetrate, pester, plague, pollute, press, ravage, swarm, teem, throng, worry, overspread |
| Main Entry: | luxuriate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | indulge, prosper |
| Synonyms: | abound, bask, bloom, burgeon, delight, eat up*, enjoy, feast, flourish, grow, increase, love, overdo, relish, revel, riot, roll, rollick, thrive, wallow, wanton, be in clover, live extravagantly, live high on hog, live in luxury, live it up, take it easy |
| Antonyms: | refrain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | prevail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dominate, control |
| Synonyms: | abound, beat, best, carry, command, conquer, domineer, gain, make out, master, obtain, overcome, overrule, predominate, prove, reign, succeed, take off, triumph, win, be common, be current, be prevalent, be usual, be victorious, be widespread, come out on top, exist generally, get there, go great guns, go places, hit pay dirt, luck out, make it, move out, preponderate |
| Antonyms: | lose, surrender |
| Main Entry: | swarm |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move forward as a group |
| Synonyms: | abound, cluster, congregate, crawl, crowd, flock, flow, gather, jam, mass, mob, overrun, stream, teem, throng, be alive, be numerous, gather like bees, move in a crowd, pullulate, rush together |
| Antonyms: | retreat |
| Main Entry: | teem |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be abundant, full |
| Synonyms: | abound, bear, brim, bristle, burst, bustle, crawl, crowd, flow, grow, jam, overflow, overrun, pack, pour, produce, prosper, rain, shower, swarm, swell, be crawling with, be full of, be numerous, be plentiful, be prolific, burst at seams, pour out, pullulate, roll in, superabound, swim in, wallow in |
| Antonyms: | lack, need, want |
| Main Entry: | deluge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | overwhelm |
| Synonyms: | abound, crowd, engulf, flood, glut, inundate, overcome, overload, overrun, snow*, swamp, teem, overcrowd, oversupply, snow under |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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