Synonyms for ample
ˈæm pəlam·ple

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1. ampleadjective

   Synonyms:
   wide, full, bountiful, abundant, capacious, extensive, copious, liberal, munificent, plentiful, rich, spacious, plenteous

2. ampleadjective

   Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious; roomy; widely extended.

   Synonyms:
   liberal, bountiful, munificent, plenteous, copious, wide, abundant, capacious, spacious, rich, plentiful, full, extensive

3. ampleadjective

   Fully sufficient; abundant; liberal; copious; as, an ample fortune; ample justice.

   Synonyms:
   full, wide, rich, spacious, plenteous, capacious, abundant, liberal, plentiful, munificent, extensive, copious, bountiful

4. ampleadjective

   Not contracted or brief; not concise; extended; diffusive; as, an ample narrative.

   Synonyms:
   rich, spacious, extensive, munificent, plenteous, full, plentiful, wide, copious, abundant, liberal, capacious, bountiful

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ample

   Large denotes extension in more than one direction, and beyond the average of the class to which the object belongs; we speak of a large surface or a large solid, but of a long line; a large field, a large room, a large apple, etc. A large man is a man of more than ordinary size; a great man is a man of remarkable mental power. Big is a more emphatic word than large, but of less dignity. We do not say that George Washington was a big man.

   Synonyms:
   abundant, big, broad, bulky, capacious, coarse, colossal, commodious, considerable, enormous, extensive, gigantic, grand, great, huge, immense, large, long, massive, spacious, vast, wide

   Antonyms:
   brief, diminutive, inconsiderable, infinitesimal, insignificant, limited, little, mean, microscopic, minute, narrow, paltry, petty, scanty, short, slender, slight, small, tiny, trifling, trivial

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ample

   Synonyms:
   large, bountiful, liberal, copious, spacious, roomy, diffusive, full, complete, sufficient, plentiful, abundant

   Antonyms:
   narrow, niggardly, insufficient, stingy, scant, mean, stint, bare

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ampleadjective

   more than enough in size or scope or capacity

   "had ample food for the party"; "an ample supply"

   Synonyms:
   copious, plenteous, sizeable, sizable, rich, plentiful

   Antonyms:
   hardscrabble, bare(a), meagerly, little, scarce, hand-to-mouth(a), small, measly, exiguous, paltry, scrimpy, meager, stingy, meagre, miserable, spare, scanty

2. ample, copious, plenteous, plentiful, richadjective

   affording an abundant supply

   "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply"

   Synonyms:
   plentiful, racy, rich, deep, full-bodied, robust, fat, bountiful, fertile, copious, productive, plenteous, sizeable, voluminous, sizable

   Antonyms:
   meager, scarce, miserable, meagre, little, meagerly, hand-to-mouth(a), stingy, exiguous, small, bare(a), measly, paltry, scrimpy, spare, hardscrabble, scanty

3. ample, sizable, sizeableadjective

   fairly large

   "a sizable fortune"; "an ample waistline"; "of ample proportions"

   Synonyms:
   plentiful, hefty, respectable, goodish, tidy, goodly, copious, healthy, plenteous, sizeable, rich, sizable

   Antonyms:
   hardscrabble, paltry, meagre, bare(a), measly, scrimpy, spare, meager, little, stingy, small, hand-to-mouth(a), scanty, scarce, miserable, meagerly, exiguous

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. repleteadjective

   abundant; abounding

   Submitted by JokerGem on November 29, 2023  

2. nuff

   Submitted by mukhtar1110omar on August 26, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ampleadjective

   Synonyms:
   large, great, capacious, wide, extended, extensive, spacious, broad, roomy

2. ampleadjective

   Synonyms:
   plentiful, plenteous, abundant, abounding, overflowing, copious, full, liberal, rich, exuberant, luxurious, lavish, bountiful, handsome

3. ampleadjective

   Synonyms:
   diffusive, unrestricted, not contracted

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1. ampleadjective

   Synonyms:
   spacious, extensive, roomy, abundant, copious, plentiful, diffusive, prolix, protracted

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1. List of paraphrases for "ample":

   sufficient, abundant, adequate, enough, broad, extensive, plentiful, wide, comprehensive

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1. Vasile Blaga:

   At the moment the PSD has an ample majority, They have everything they need to come up with this magnificent budget, in which they promised to solve everything without raising taxes.

2. Gregory Poland:

   We have ample evidence that people who've been infected with Omicron are getting infected with BA.5. No question about it.

3. European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager:

   Incumbent operators argue that if they cannot merge with their rivals in the same country they will be unable to increase their investment. I've heard this claim quite often, but I have not seen evidence that this is the case, instead, there is ample evidence that excessive consolidation may lead not only to less competition and more expensive bills for consumers, but that it also reduces the incentives in national markets to innovate.

4. Toomas Hendrik Ilves:

   In my 15 years as foreign minister and prez, after a meeting the Russians would lie about what we had talked about even * with * ample note-takers and staff present.

5. Joe Buscaino:

   I stand with the 1,500 pediatricians in Southern California as well as the Director of the CDC who are calling for the safe reopening of our schools, it has been nearly a year since our students have attended classes in person, giving the district ample time to prepare.