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| Main Entry: | exuberant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | energetic, enthusiastic |
| Synonyms: | animated, ardent, bouncy, brash, buoyant, cheerful, chipper, eager, ebullient, effervescent, elated, excited, exhilarated, feeling one's oats, frolicsome, gay, high-spirited, lively, passionate, sparkling, spirited, sprightly, vigorous, vivacious, zappy, zestful, zingy, zippy* |
| Antonyms: | depressed, discouraged, lifeless, unenthusiastic, unexcited |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | exuberant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | profuse |
| Synonyms: | abundant, affluent, copious, diffuse, effusive, exaggerated, excessive, fecund, fertile, fruitful, fulsome, lavish, lush, luxuriant, opulent, overdone, overflowing, plentiful, prodigal, prolific, rampant, rich, riotous, superfluous, teeming, plenteous, superabundant |
| Antonyms: | insufficient, lacking, wanting, needing |
| Main Entry: | abundant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | plentiful, large in number |
| Synonyms: | abounding, ample, bountiful, copious, eco-rich, exuberant, filled, full, generous, heavy, lavish, liberal, luxuriant, overflowing, plenty, profuse, rich, sufficient, teeming, bounteous, crawling with, cup runs over with, lousy with, mucho, no end of, plate is full of, plenteous, rolling in, stinking with |
| Antonyms: | lacking, rare, scarce, sparse |
| Main Entry: | bountiful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abundant |
| Synonyms: | ample, copious, dime a dozen, exuberant, free, galore*, generous, handsome, lavish, liberal, luxuriant, magnanimous, munificent, plentiful, plenty, prolific, unsparing, aplenty, bounteous, crawling with, no end of, plenteous, stink with |
| Antonyms: | insufficient, lacking, sparse, wanting, meagre |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | copious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abundant |
| Synonyms: | ample, bountiful, extensive, exuberant, full, galore, generous, heavy, lavish, liberal, lush, luxuriant, overflowing, plentiful, plenty, profuse, prolix, replete, rich, verbose, wordy, a mess of, alive with, aplenty, bounteous, coming out of ears, crawling with, no end, plenteous, superabundant, thick with |
| Antonyms: | lacking, meager, needy, poor, rare, scarce, wanting, needing |
| Main Entry: | dashing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bold, flamboyant |
| Synonyms: | adventurous, alert, animated, chic, dapper, daring, dazzling, debonair, elegant, exclusive, exuberant, fashionable, fearless, gallant, gay, jaunty, keen, lively, modish, plucky, rousing, showy, smart, spirited, sporty, stylish, swish, vivacious, swank, swashbuckling |
| Antonyms: | boring, calm, drab, dull, plain, unimpressive, unstylish |
| Main Entry: | ebullient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enthusiastic |
| Synonyms: | agitated, brash, buoyant, chipper*, effervescent, effusive, elated, excited, exhilarated, exuberant, frothy*, gushing, high-spirited, irrepressible, vivacious, zippy*, bouncy, chirpy, in high spirits, zestful |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, disinterested, unenthusiastic |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | effusive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | gushing, profuse |
| Synonyms: | demonstrative, ebullient, enthusiastic, expansive, extravagant, exuberant, fulsome, gabby*, lavish, outpouring, overflowing, prolix, talkative, unreserved, unrestrained, verbose, windbag*, windy*, wordy, all jaw, big mouthed, free-flowing, gushy, unconstrained |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enthusiastic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | interested, excited |
| Synonyms: | agog, animated, anxious, ardent, avid, concerned, crazy about*, devoted, eager, earnest, ebullient, exhilarated, exuberant, fanatical, fascinated, fervent, fervid, forceful, gung ho*, hearty, intent, keen, lively, nutty*, obsessed, passionate, pleased, rabid, red-hot*, rhapsodic, spirited, thrilled, unqualified, vehement, vigorous, wacky*, warm, wholehearted, willing, zealous, athirst, attracted, bugged, dying to, gaga, gone on, keyed up, tantalized, titillated |
| Antonyms: | apathetic, disinterested, doubting, indifferent, lethargic, pessimistic, unenthusiastic, weary, unexcited |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flourishing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | prospering, going well |
| Synonyms: | blooming, exuberant, growing, lush, luxuriant, profuse, prosperous, rampant, rank, rich, robust, successful, thriving, vigorous, burgeoning, doing well, expanding, going strong, in full swing, in the pink, in top form, mushrooming, roaring |
| Antonyms: | failing, languishing, stunted, ceasing, decreasing, undeveloping |
| Main Entry: | gleeful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very happy |
| Synonyms: | blithe, boon, cheerful, delighted, elated, exalted, exuberant, exultant, frolicsome, gay, hilarious, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous, jubilant, lighthearted, merry, mirthful, overjoyed, pleased, triumphant, blithesome, gratified |
| Antonyms: | discouraged, sad, sorrowful, unhappy, upset, worried |
| Main Entry: | jubilant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy |
| Synonyms: | elated, excited, exuberant, exultant, flying*, glad, gleeful, joyous, overjoyed, pleased, rejoicing, rhapsodic, thrilled, triumphant, celebrating, doing handsprings, enraptured, euphoric, exulting, flipping, tickled, triumphal |
| Antonyms: | depressed, sad, sorrowful, unhappy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lavish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | profuse; splendid |
| Synonyms: | abundant, bountiful, copious, effusive, exaggerated, excessive, extravagant, exuberant, first-class, free, generous, gorgeous, grand, immoderate, impressive, improvident, inordinate, intemperate, liberal, lush, luxuriant, luxurious, munificent, openhanded, opulent, plentiful, plush, posh, prodigal, profligate, prolific, riotous, ritzy, sumptuous, swanky, unreasonable, unrestrained, unsparing, wasteful, wild, profusive, thriftless, unstinging |
| Antonyms: | economical, scanty, scarce, small, spare |
| Main Entry: | lush |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | profuse and delightful |
| Synonyms: | abundant, ambrosial, delectable, delicious, deluxe, dense, elaborate, extensive, extravagant, exuberant, flourishing, fresh, grand, green, heavenly, juicy, lavish, luscious, luxuriant, luxurious, opulent, ornate, overgrown, palatial, plush, prodigal, prolific, rank, rich, riotous, ripe, ritzy, scrumptious, sensuous, succulent, sumptuous, teeming, tender, verdant, voluptuous |
| Antonyms: | austere, bare, barren, sparse |
| Main Entry: | luxuriant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | profuse, plush |
| Synonyms: | abundant, ample, copious, deluxe, dense, elaborate, excessive, extravagant, exuberant, fancy, fecund, fertile, flamboyant, flourishing, fruitful, lavish, luscious, lush, opulent, overflowing, palatial, plentiful, prodigal, productive, prolific, rampant, rank, rich, riotous, sumptuous, teeming, thriving, plenteous, profusive, superabundant |
| Notes: | luxuriant indicates profusion while luxurious means sumptuous and expensive |
| Antonyms: | barren, plain, poor |
| Main Entry: | opulent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rich, luxurious, profuse |
| Synonyms: | abundant, affluent, copious, deluxe, extravagant, exuberant, lavish, luscious, luxuriant, moneyed, ostentatious, palatial, plentiful, plush, pretentious, prodigal, prolific, prosperous, rich, riotous, showy, sumptuous, velvet*, wealthy, well-heeled*, well-off*, well-to-do*, frilly, profusive, swank, upholstered |
| Antonyms: | depressed, destitute, poor |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | plentiful/plenty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abundant, productive |
| Synonyms: | abounding, ample, bountiful, chock-full*, complete, copious, enough, excessive, extravagant, exuberant, fertile, flowing, flush*, fruitful, full, fulsome, generous, improvident, infinite, large, lavish, liberal, lush, luxuriant, overflowing, prodigal, profuse, prolific, replete, rife, sufficient, superfluous, swimming, teeming, bounteous, bumper, lousy with, plenteous, superabundant, swarming |
| Antonyms: | few, lacking, little, rare, scarce, wanting, needing |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | profuse |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abundant, excessive |
| Synonyms: | abounding, ample, bountiful, copious, dime a dozen, extravagant, extreme, exuberant, fulsome, galore, generous, immoderate, lavish, liberal, lush, luxuriant, openhanded, opulent, overflowing, plentiful, plenty, prodigal, prolific, riotous, sumptuous, superfluous, teeming, alive with, aplenty, bounteous, crawling with, no end, profusive, swarming, thick with, unstinting |
| Antonyms: | lacking, sparse, wanting |
| Main Entry: | rampant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncontrolled, out of hand |
| Synonyms: | aggressive, boisterous, clamorous, dominant, epidemic, excessive, extravagant, exuberant, fanatical, flagrant, furious, growing, impetuous, impulsive, luxuriant, out of control, outrageous, predominant, prevalent, profuse, raging, rank, rife, riotous, spreading, tumultous/tumultuous, turbulent, unbridled, unchecked, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unrestrained, unruly, vehement, violent, wanton, widespread, wild, blustering, exceeding bounds, on the rampage, pandemic, rampaging |
| Antonyms: | limited, restrained, checked, controlled |
| Main Entry: | rollicking |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fun-loving, lively |
| Synonyms: | antic, boisterous, carefree, cheerful, devil-may-care*, exuberant, frisky, frolicsome, glad, happy, hearty, jaunty, jovial, joyful, joyous, lighthearted, merry, playful, spirited, sportive, sprightly, cavorting, rip-roaring, romping |
| Antonyms: | serious, solemn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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