PROFUSION Synonyms: 209 Similar and Opposite Words

profusion

noun

prə-ˈfyü-zhən

Definition of profusion

as in loads

a considerable amount apples grow in profusion in this valley

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as in generosity

the quality or fact of being free or wasteful in the expenditure of money in giving gifts to his girlfriend, he was generous to the point of profusion

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Recent Examples of profusion Coreopsis yields a profusion of yellow blooms. — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 May 2026 Those hiccups, and a profusion of other stock alternatives, have spawned talk that the 60/40 rule is dead. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 16 May 2026 Given the area’s profusion of tech companies and internationally renowned universities, Raleigh is easily accessible by air or by car. — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026 Given the profusion of riad tourist accommodation in Marrakech, you’d be excused for thinking the buildings originated as hotels. — Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for profusion

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Noun

Instead, Hongqi said the solar roof could help supply lower-voltage electrical loads, including air conditioning, refrigerators and the vehicle’s sentry or monitoring systems.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Together, Jaybush, Brad Chambers, and the American Heavy Moving team figured out a route through the city that avoided street trees, tight turns, and roads that run above old, fragile sewer pipes, which aren’t rated for heavy loads.

— Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026

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Charities should seize on that and message around the benefit that leaning into generosity has for people’s wallets and their communities—one that opens the door to a teaching moment.

— Dale Bannon, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Their generosity, humanity and belief in the importance of fashion as art, culture and history – as well as their understanding of human fragility and the possibility of growth – will remain with me always.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of generosity

Noun

The company said its new 50,000-metric-ton plant in Qidong, China, produced its first commercial batches of Xatryx bioTHF and bioPTMEG in August, roughly four months after reaching mechanical completion.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
Sugo is a fantastic circuit—not too long, tons of elevation change, plenty of very satisfying mid-speed corners, and some beautiful views.

— Adam Ismail, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of ton

Noun

Bezos and Sánchez Bezos received backlash for the event’s lavishness during global hardships.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
The Vanity Fair of today embodies a certain sort of lavishness—an often unironic appreciation of and yearning for rich people things.

— Naomi Skwarna, hazlitt.net, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of lavishness

Noun

In the aftermath, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in what turned out to be Turkey’s largest protests in a dozen years.

— Nick TaborAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
Gravest Gravy, an album consisting of a dozen previously unheard tracks that were recorded in 1977, with Big Star’s Alex Chilton producing, captures the band’s pioneering psychobilly sound at its birth.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of dozen

Noun

Plus, this figure is the minimum needed—not counting any extra life extravagances like the annual family holiday, private school, or a bigger home.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
The two names below Fernandez, though, Kepa Arrizabalaga and Antony, are perhaps the biggest examples of Premier League transfer extravagance.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of extravagance

Noun

Blair's victory represents a key gain for Black gay political candidates this cycle after a slew of losses.

— Jay Stahl, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Early Tuesday morning, Anaheim mayor Ashleigh Aitken started getting a slew of calls and texts — rumors were swirling about a potential landmark day in her hometown.

— Sam Blum, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026

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