What are some opposite words for PLENTIFUL?
Antonyms for PLENTIFUL
ˈplɛn tɪ fəlplen·ti·ful
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term PLENTIFUL.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
plentiful
Enough is relative, denoting a supply equal to a given demand. A temperature of 70° Fahrenheit is enough for a living-room; of 212° enough to boil water; neither is enough to melt iron. Sufficient, from the Latin, is an equivalent of the Saxon enough, with no perceptible difference of meaning, but only of usage, enough being the more blunt, homely, and forcible word, while sufficient is in many cases the more elegant or polite. Sufficient usually precedes its noun; enough usually and preferably follows. That is ample which gives a safe, but not a large, margin beyond a given demand; that is abundant, affluent, bountiful, liberal, plentiful, which is largely in excess of manifest need. Plentiful is used of supplies, as of food, water, etc.; as, "a plentiful rain," Ps. lxviii, 9. We may also say a copious rain; but copious can be applied to thought, language, etc., where plentiful can not well be used. Affluent and liberal both apply to riches, resources; liberal, with especial reference to giving or expending. (Compare synonyms for ADEQUATE.) Affluent, referring especially to riches, may be used of thought, feeling, etc. Neither affluent, copious, nor plentiful can be used of time or space; a field is sometimes called plentiful, not with reference to its extent, but to its productiveness. Complete expresses not excess or overplus, and yet not mere sufficiency, but harmony, proportion, fitness to a design, or ideal. Ample and abundant may be applied to any subject. We have time enough, means that we can reach our destination without haste, but also without delay; if we have ample time, we may move leisurely, and note what is by the way; if we have abundant time, we may pause to converse with a friend, to view the scenery, or to rest when weary. Lavish and profuse imply a decided excess, oftenest in the ill sense. We rejoice in abundant resources, and honor generous hospitality; lavish or profuse expenditure suggests extravagance and wastefulness. Luxuriant is used especially of that which is abundant in growth; as, a luxuriant crop.
Antonyms:
deficient, drained, exhausted, impoverished, inadequate, insufficient, mean, miserly, narrow, niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, scrimped, short, small, sparing, stingy, straitenedSynonyms:
abounding, abundant, adequate, affluent, ample, bounteous, bountiful, complete, copious, enough, exuberant, full, generous, large, lavish, liberal, luxuriant, overflowing, plenteous, profuse, replete, rich, sufficient, teemingPreposition:
Plentiful in resources.
Princeton's WordNet
plentifuladjective
existing in great number or quantity
"rhinoceroses were once plentiful here"
Antonyms:
unfruitful, scarceample, 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"
Antonyms:
scarce, unfruitfulSynonyms:
plentiful, racy, rich, deep, full-bodied, robust, fat, bountiful, fertile, copious, productive, plenteous, sizeable, ample, voluminous, sizablebountiful, plentifuladjective
producing in abundance
"the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful year"; "fruitful soil"
Antonyms:
scarce, unfruitfulSynonyms:
plentiful, bounteous, giving, rich, openhanded, bighearted, bountiful, plenteous, copious, liberal, handsome, ample, freehanded, big
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Editors Contribution
poor
sparse
a lot, more than needed
the sky was midnight blue, the stars plentiful, twinkling and bright.
How to use PLENTIFUL in a sentence?
Eels are very plentiful in the loch system - every single sampling site that we went to pretty much had eels and the sheer volume of it was a bit of a surprise, we can't exclude the possibility that there's a giant eel in Loch Ness but we don't know whether these samples we've collected are from a giant beast or just an ordinary one - so there's still this element of 'we just don't know.'.
In Vietnam, the supply of land is not plentiful. Also, because the government is mindful of the environmental impact of these (pig farming) projects, it is also quite slow to give the license to application.
While we are cautious in interpreting price action at a time of the year when liquidity is not as plentiful, we think markets are contemplating a potential growth scare as the Delta variant spreads and infections rise.
Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say that there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that is the basic building block of the universe.
Energy resources are plentiful. Concerns over running out of oil and gas have disappeared.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#350 | small | |
#746 | short | |
#1008 | mean | |
#1711 | poor | |
#3889 | narrow | |
#10208 | inadequate | |
#10242 | insufficient | |
#14778 | exhausted | |
#15777 | scarce | |
#16860 | drained | |
#17142 | deficient | |
#26752 | plentiful | |
#30192 | impoverished | |
#37666 | scant | |
#44975 | sparing | |
#49769 | stingy | |
#67164 | scanty | |
#113305 | miserly | |
#160246 | unfruitful | |
#188960 | straitened | |
#226840 | niggardly |
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