| Main Entry: | copious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abundant |
Synonyms: |
a mess of, alive with, ample, aplenty, bounteous, bountiful, coming out of ears, crawling with, extensive, exuberant, full, galore, generous, heavy, lavish, liberal, lush, luxuriant, no end, overflowing, plenteous, plentiful, plenty, profuse, prolix, replete, rich, superabundant, thick with, verbose, wordy |
Antonyms: |
lacking, meager, needing, needy, poor, rare, scarce, wanting |
| Main Entry: | excessive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | too much; overdone |
Synonyms: |
boundless, disproportionate, dissipated, dizzying, enormous, exaggerated, exorbitant, extra, extravagant, extreme, immoderate, indulgent, inordinate, intemperate, limitless, more, needless, over, overboard, overkill, overmuch, plethoric, prodigal, profligate, recrementitious, redundant, self-indulgent, sky-high, steep, stiff, stratospheric, super, superabundant, superfluous, supernatural, too many, towering, unbounded, unconscionable, undue, unmeasurable, unreasonable, way out |
Antonyms: |
insufficient, moderate, reasonable, underdone |
| 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, plenteous, plentiful, prodigal, prolific, rampant, rich, riotous, superabundant, superfluous, teeming |
Antonyms: |
insufficient, lacking, needing, wanting |
| 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, plenteous, plentiful, prodigal, productive, profusive, prolific, rampant, rank, rich, riotous, sumptuous, superabundant, teeming, thriving |
| Notes: | luxuriant indicates profusion while luxurious means sumptuous and expensive |
Antonyms: |
barren, plain, poor |
| Main Entry: | plentiful/plenty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abundant, productive |
Synonyms: |
abounding, ample, bounteous, bountiful, bumper, chock-full, complete, copious, enough, excessive, extravagant, exuberant, fertile, flowing, flush*, fruitful, full, fulsome, generous, improvident, infinite, large, lavish, liberal, lousy with, lush, luxuriant, overflowing, plenteous, prodigal, profuse, prolific, replete, rife, sufficient, superabundant, superfluous, swarming, swimming, teeming |
Antonyms: |
few, lacking, little, needing, rare, scarce, wanting |
| Main Entry: | prodigal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | luxurious, profuse |
Synonyms: |
abundant, bounteous, bountiful, copious, exuberant, lavish, lush, luxuriant, moneyed, munificent, opulent, riotous, sumptuous, superabundant, teeming |
Antonyms: |
modest, poor |
| Main Entry: | substantial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important, ample |
Synonyms: |
abundant, big, big-deal, bulky, consequential, considerable, durable, extraordinary, firm, generous, goodly, heavy, heavyweight, hefty, key, large, major-league, massive, material, meaningful, momentous, plentiful, principal, serious, significant, sizable, solid, sound, stable, steady, stout, strong, sturdy, superabundant, tidy, valuable, vast, weighty, well-built, worthwhile |
Antonyms: |
insignificant, little, minor, small, unimportant, unsubstantial |
| Main Entry: | superfluous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extra, unnecessary |
Synonyms: |
abounding, de trop, dispensable, excess, excessive, exorbitant, expendable, extravagant, extreme, gratuitous, in excess, inessential, inordinate, lavish, leftover, needless, nonessential, overflowing, overmuch, pleonastic, profuse, redundant, remaining, residuary, spare, superabundant, supererogatory, superfluent, supernumerary, surplus, unasked, uncalled-for, unneeded, unrequired, unwanted, useless |
Antonyms: |
important, necessary, needed |
| Main Entry: | plentiful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abundant |
Synonyms: |
abounding, ample, appreciable, bounteous, bountiful, bumper, chock-full, competent, complete, copious, enough, excessive, extravagant, exuberant, fertile, flowing, flush, fruitful, full, fulsome, generous, improvident, inexhaustible, infinite, large, lavish, liberal, lousy with, lush, luxuriant, no end, overflowing, plenteous, plenty, prodigal, productive, profuse, prolific, replete, rife, sufficient, superabundant, superfluous, swarming, swimming, teeming, unlimited, well-provided |
Antonyms: |
meager, scarce |
| Main Entry: | dime a dozen |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very common or numerous |
Synonyms: |
cheap and commonplace, superabundant |