Antonyms for abundance
əˈbʌn dənsabun·dance

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. abundancenoun

   Synonyms:
   affluence, overflow, wealth, plenty, plenteousness, exuberance, copiousness, riches

2. abundancenoun

   An overflowing fullness or ample sufficiency; profusion; copious supply; superfluity.

   Synonyms:
   wealth, affluence, plenteousness, plenty, overflow, riches, exuberance, copiousness

3. abundancenoun

   Frequency, amount, ratio of something within a given environment.

   Synonyms:
   copiousness, overflow, riches, wealth, exuberance, plenty, affluence, plenteousness

4. abundancenoun

   Wealth; affluence.

   Synonyms:
   wealth, exuberance, copiousness, overflow, plenty, affluence, riches, plenteousness

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. abundance

   Antonyms:
   economy, frugality, miserliness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, providence, prudence, saving, scrimping, sparing, thrift

   Synonyms:
   affluence, bounty, extravagance, liberality, luxury, opulence, riches, waste, wealth

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. abundance

   Antonyms:
   rarity, scarcity, paucity, deficiency, scantiness, dearth, failure, poverty

   Synonyms:
   plenty, largeness, copiousness, sufficiency, plentitude, exuberance, ampleness, profusion, luxuriance, wealth

Matched Categories

1. • Chemistry
   • Physics
   • Quantity
   • Ratio

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abundance, copiousness, teemingnessnoun

   the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply

   "an age of abundance"

   Antonyms:
   scarceness, scarcity

   Synonyms:
   teemingness, copiousness

2. abundancenoun

   (physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present

   Antonyms:
   scarceness, scarcity

   Synonyms:
   teemingness, copiousness

3. abundancenoun

   (chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust; expressed as a percentage or in parts per million

   Antonyms:
   scarceness, scarcity

   Synonyms:
   teemingness, copiousness

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. abundancenoun

   Antonyms:
   deficiency, dearth, scarcity, poverty

   Synonyms:
   sufficiency, plenty, profusion, copiousness, exuberance, plenteousness, overflow

How to use abundance in a sentence?

1. New York:

   We take these steps, as we said earlier, out of an abundance of caution. By proceeding in this way, we can better safeguard the health and well-being of the NYU community but still fulfill our academic responsibilities.

2. Douglas Kratt:

   The Fourth has some other risks for our pets, such as an abundance of unhealthy and accessible foods at parties, dangerous summer heat, and dangerous debris on the ground following fireworks displays.

3. Hannah Arendt:

   We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for their abundance.

4. Heraclitus:

   Abundance of knowledge does not teach men to be wise.

5. Purvi Raniga:

   Every time we say Thank you by heart, our internal abundance multiplies.

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