Synonyms for plentiful
ˈplɛn tɪ fəlplen·ti·ful

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1. 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.

   Synonyms:
   abounding, abundant, adequate, affluent, ample, bounteous, bountiful, complete, copious, enough, exuberant, full, generous, large, lavish, liberal, luxuriant, overflowing, plenteous, profuse, replete, rich, sufficient, teeming

   Antonyms:
   deficient, drained, exhausted, impoverished, inadequate, insufficient, mean, miserly, narrow, niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, scrimped, short, small, sparing, stingy, straitened

   Preposition:
   Plentiful in resources.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. plentifuladjective

   existing in great number or quantity

   "rhinoceroses were once plentiful here"

   Synonyms:
   copious, plenteous, ample, rich, bountiful

   Antonyms:
   unfruitful, scarce

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

   Antonyms:
   scarce, unfruitful

3. bountiful, plentifuladjective

   producing in abundance

   "the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful year"; "fruitful soil"

   Synonyms:
   bounteous, giving, rich, openhanded, bighearted, bountiful, plenteous, copious, liberal, handsome, ample, freehanded, big

   Antonyms:
   scarce, unfruitful

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1. plentifuladjective

   Synonyms:
   abundant, ample, copious, full, plenteous, productive, fruitful, exuberant, luxuriant, profuse, PLENTY, in profusion

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1. plentifuladjective

   Synonyms:
   abundant, bounteous, ample, galore, copious, full, sufficient, lavish, replete, unstinted, prolific

   Antonyms:
   scarce, deficient, inadequate, insufficient, scant, niggardly

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1. List of paraphrases for "plentiful":

   abundant, abundance, ample

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How to use plentiful in a sentence?

1. Resident Tom Mohler:

   We have no control over mining or logging or any of those things or water that are plentiful in the north state, we are not in a drought and we haven't been in a drought in a long time, but the south wants our water…and has the votes to take it. In calling for their own new state, some of these protesters shouted out, the time has come for 51.

2. William Blake:

   The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest.

3. Thomas Simons:

   The trends in the labor market are intact, demand for labor remains strong, job openings are plentiful, and deviations from trend in the claims data are nothing to get too worried about. Claims will continue to grind lower, but it won't happen in a straight line every week.

4. Frank Zappa:

   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.

5. Mazen Issa:

   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.