plentiful

In generous supply

Plentiful describes something existing in large quantities or abundant supply.

A plentiful harvest yields more than enough.

Plentiful rainfall keeps reservoirs full.

The word suggests sufficiency and availability rather than overwhelming excess: Jobs were plentiful in the postwar years.

Food, resources, and opportunities are commonly described as plentiful.

abundant

copious

Existing in abundance

ample · numerous · myriad · innumerable · abounding · galore · plenteous · bounteous · prolific · aplenty

harvest

bountiful

Plentiful and generous

  • bumperVehicle's protective edge
  • richHaving much of something
  • fruitfulProducing abundant results

productive · yield · cornucopia · abundance · reaping · gathering · crop · provisions · stores · larder

fertile

lush

Richly abundant in growth

flourishing · thriving · productive · prolific · verdant · rich · blooming · teeming · yielding · generative

excess

overflowing

Exceeding capacity, spilling out

  • surplusAmount exceeding requirement
  • glutExcessive surplus
  • surfeitExcessive quantity, often cloying

overabundance · superabundance · excess · overflow · plethora · profusion · oversupply · superfluity · redundancy · saturation

generous

lavish

Abundant beyond necessity

openhanded · abundant · ample · substantial · considerable · sizeable · extensive · broad · full · sufficient

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Opposites
abundance/quantity

plentifulscarce

In short supply

rare · meager · scant · sparse · insufficient

productive capacity

plentifulbarren

Unable to produce

sterile · unproductive · infertile · unfruitful · fruitless

Family

plentifully, plentifulness

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G