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

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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

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1. repleteadjective

   abundant; abounding

   Submitted by JokerGem on November 29, 2023  

2. nuff

   Submitted by mukhtar1110omar on August 26, 2019  

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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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How to use ample in a sentence?

1. Roger Zakheim:

   It's so important that we have all these different voices here and really taking some time to focus on the ideas, there will be ample opportunity for people to give their stock speech that they'll deliver in Iowa or New Hampshire, for example. We just think this is the right moment [ and ] the window of opportunity to get to these questions.

2. Benjamin Harrison:

   While a Treasury surplus is not the greatest evil, it is a serious evil. Our revenue should be ample...

3. Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro:

   They had the information. They did not act on it. And a question that I have, and one that I think we need to get to the bottom of, is who made the decision not to act ? people said today that there was ample evidence, that the intelligence agencies had ample evidence, that an angry mob was going to descend on Washington with Congress' meeting to certify the election as the intended target.

4. Samuel Chien:

   Main indexes will rise. For the Shanghai Composite, the area below 4,500 is relatively safe now, i have ample cash at hand, and surely will buy stocks next week.

5. Brittany Yanick:

   Just like in the primary, Dr. Oz's campaign will also have ample resources to get its message out, mehmet Oz has been busy campaigning across the state, meeting with voters, and attending both small dollar and high dollar fundraising events, but John Fetterman refuses to campaign and meet with voters who are concerned about the disastrous Biden-Fetterman agenda.