Antonyms for abound
əˈbaʊndabound

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1. abound

   Antonyms:
   fall, waste, dry, lack, wane, evaporate, drain, die, decay, vanish, lessen, decrease

   Synonyms:
   stream, swell, flow, increase, overflow, superabound, luxuriate, teem, swarm, flourish, prevail, be plentiful, wanton, revel, multiply

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1. aboundverb

   be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities

   Synonyms:
   bristle, burst

2. abound, burst, bristleverb

   be in a state of movement or action

   "The room abounded with screaming children"; "The garden bristled with toddlers"

   Synonyms:
   break open, bristle, split, uprise, bust, collapse, explode, stand up, break, erupt, burst

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1. aboundverb

   Synonyms:
   be plentiful, teem, swarm

How to use abound in a sentence?

1. Jonathan Swift:

   Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches as to conceive how others can be in want.

2. Alexander Pope:

   Words are like leaves and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found.

3. Stephen Brennock:

   Uncertainties abound when it comes to the oil balance for the remainder of the year, competing supply-side developments ensure that the oil price roller-coaster remains in full swing.

4. Earl of Chesterfield:

   Little, vicious minds abound with anger and revenge, and are incapable of feeling the pleasure of forgiving their enemies.

5. Saadi Shirazi:

   Though you may yourself abound in treasure, teach your son some handicraft; for a heavy purse of gold and silver may run to waste, but the purse of the artisan?s industry can never get empty.

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