abound with

Be full of

To abound with something is to have it in large quantities or numbers: The forest abounds with wildlife.

The phrase emphasizes abundance from the perspective of the container rather than the contents—a river abounds with fish, a book abounds with errors.

Interchangeable with abound in.

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alive with · filled to the brim · overflowing · swarm · bounty · proliferate · profusion · richness · plenty · replete · bursting · crowded · lousy with · flourishing · crawl with · thrive · exude · awash

Opposites
quantity/abundance

abound withlack

Deficiency or absence

Family

abound, abounds, abounded, abounding, abundance, abundant, abundantly, superabundant, superabundance

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G