ABUNDANCE Synonyms: 209 Similar and Opposite Words

abundance

noun

ə-ˈbən-dən(t)s

Definition of abundance

as in loads

a considerable amount an abundance of flowers for the wedding grew up with an abundance of cousins

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Relevance

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as in plenty

an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs we have an abundance of food, so eat as much as you want

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Recent Examples of abundance High prices also a factor But despite positive weather news and whispers of an abundance of crab, other factors could affect prices in adverse ways for consumers. — Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 But decades of greater media abundance have not solved problems of knowledge, misinformation or trust. — Seth Ashley, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 Like Anthropic, OpenAI and Databricks, Anduril has benefitted from an abundance of private market funding opportunities that have allowed businesses to extend the timeline to any public offering. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 Skirts reigned supreme, with buyers expecting to see an abundance of Prada midi and Dries Van Noten poster print skirts on the racks — and the sidewalks — come next summer. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for abundance

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Noun

The deck replacement is necessary because traffic loads on the span have become increasingly heavy, and salt air has eroded bridge materials.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
According to Formlabs, this improves strength, toughness, heat resistance, and resistance to gradual deformation under sustained loads, while producing a harder, less tacky surface.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of loads

Noun

One was Larry Page, the 53-year-old Google cofounder who had ties to California for decades and began severing them after the wealth tax proposal.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
The incredible genius of the US is its ability to hoover up investments from everyone — from sovereign wealth funds, to private individuals, to retail, down to the youngest investor.

— Shelly Banjo, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of wealth

Noun

Testing autonomy at sea The three-and-a-half-hour exercise used a modified 368-ton unmanned surface vessel previously operated by the US Navy.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
At that rate, removing one billion tons a year would consume almost 8 percent of all the electricity produced worldwide.

— Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of ton

Noun

The start of initial production marks a manufacturing milestone for the cxMHR, but Leonardo DRS has not disclosed production quantities, customer orders, delivery schedules, or a timeline for operational deployment in its announcement.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Devices that move tiny quantities of fluid have potential applications in microfluidics and minimally invasive medical technologies, where controlling flow through narrow channels can be challenging.

— Mike McRae October 12, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of quantity

Noun

After receiving his bachelor’s degree in 1979, Gray returned to music photography — shooting a slew of album covers and, in the early 1980s, serving as Michael Jackson’s personal photographer at a time when the singer was breaking out as a solo act.

— Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
When the year started, investors were predicting a slew of AI companies going public, including SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of slew

Noun

To profile their activity in patients with SCLC, the researchers analyzed tumor samples and non-affected biopsies from a dozen patients using single-cell RNA sequencing and immunophenotyping.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Coming from at least three continents, the cast comprises a dozen players, most of whom have collaborated with Ambarchi or appeared on his excellent label, Black Truffle.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of dozen

Noun

The committees, which are made up of independent directors, would need to agree on the transaction terms of any deal before putting it to shareholders for a vote.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
For more of the best MacKenzie-Childs clearance deals, shop our favorite kitchenware, decor, and more below.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of deal

Noun

What elevates the greatest album of all time above more standard fodder for pregames and parking-lot smoke seshes is the neon current of romance running beneath its songs.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
Last year, a Senatobia officer threatened a Black woman with a Taser, pulling her from her car and onto the ground and arresting her during a confrontation over an accessible parking space in the same Walmart lot where Kohen was shot.

— SOPHIE BATES, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026

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