abound

The word “abound” has 2 syllables: a-bound

It's pronounced as /əˈbaʊnd/


What is synonym and antonym for abound?

In the thesaurus, “abound” has 27 synonyms and 9 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for abound along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for abound

  • be alive with
  • be all over the place
  • be knee deep in
  • be no end to
  • be plentiful
  • be thick with
  • brim
  • bristle
  • bulge
  • burst
  • bustle
  • buzz
  • crawl
  • crawl with
  • crowd
  • flourish
  • flow
  • have a full plate
  • hum
  • infest
  • overflow
  • proliferate
  • pullulate
  • swarm
  • swell
  • teem
  • thrive

Antonyms for abound

Meanings of abound

  • verb
    1. To be full to overflowing.
    2. To be wealthy.
    3. To be highly productive.
    4. To be present or available in large numbers; to be plentiful.
    5. To revel in.
    6. To be copiously supplied.

Example Sentences

  • Opportunities abound for those who are willing to explore new horizons.
  • In the lush forest, diverse wildlife abound, creating a vibrant ecosystem.
  • Despite the challenges, creativity and innovation still abound in the community.
  • The bustling marketplace is where colors, smells, and sounds abound, creating an unforgettable experience.
  • Words of wisdom abound in ancient texts, waiting to be discovered by eager minds.

On this page you'll find 36 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to abound, such as: be alive with, be all over the place, be knee deep in, be no end to, be plentiful, be thick with, brim.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

aboil

  • abounding
  • abubble
  • abuzz
  • alive
  • animated
  • astir
  • brisk
  • bustling
  • busy
  • buzzing
  • crowded
  • flourishing
  • happening
  • hopping
  • humming
  • kinetic
  • lively
  • overflowing
  • populous
  • rousing
  • stirring
  • swarming
  • teeming
  • thriving
  • thronging
  • vibrant

abubble

  • aboil
  • abounding
  • abuzz
  • alive
  • animated
  • astir
  • brisk
  • bustling
  • busy
  • buzzing
  • crowded
  • flourishing
  • happening
  • hopping
  • humming
  • kinetic
  • lively
  • overflowing
  • populous
  • rousing
  • stirring
  • swarming
  • teeming
  • thriving
  • thronging
  • vibrant

abundant

  • abounding
  • adequate
  • alive
  • all kinds of
  • ample
  • animated
  • aplenty
  • astir
  • awash
  • blooming
  • bounteous
  • bountiful
  • brimming
  • bulging
  • bursting
  • bustling
  • busy
  • buzzing
  • chock-full
  • chockful
  • clogged
  • comfortable
  • congested
  • copious
  • cornucopian
  • crammed
  • crawling with
  • crowded
  • cup runs over with
  • eco-rich
  • enough
  • extra
  • exuberant
  • fat
  • fecund
  • fertile
  • filled
  • flush
  • fraught
  • fruitful
  • full
  • fulsome
  • galore
  • generous
  • heavy
  • humming
  • jam-packed
  • jammed
  • lavish
  • liberal
  • lively
  • loaded
  • lousy
  • lousy with
  • luxuriant
  • mucho
  • no end of
  • overcrowded
  • overfilled
  • overflowing
  • overfull
  • overladen
  • overloaded
  • overstuffed
  • packed
  • plate is full of
  • plenteous
  • plentiful
  • plenty
  • plump
  • prodigal
  • profuse
  • prolific
  • replete
  • rich
  • rife
  • rolling in
  • saturated
  • stinking with
  • stuffed
  • sufficient
  • supernumerary
  • surfeited
  • surplus
  • swarming
  • teeming
  • thick
  • thick on the ground
  • thronging
  • wealthy

abuzz

  • aboil
  • abounding
  • abubble
  • alive
  • animated
  • astir
  • brisk
  • bustling
  • busy
  • buzzing
  • crowded
  • flourishing
  • happening
  • hopping
  • humming
  • kinetic
  • lively
  • overflowing
  • populous
  • rousing
  • stirring
  • swarming
  • teeming
  • thriving
  • thronging
  • vibrant

galore

  • abounding
  • abundant
  • adequate
  • all kinds of
  • ample
  • aplenty
  • blooming
  • bounteous
  • bountiful
  • comfortable
  • complete
  • copious
  • cornucopian
  • enough
  • excessive
  • extra
  • extravagant
  • fat
  • fecund
  • fertile
  • free
  • fruitful
  • fulsome
  • generous
  • gushing
  • immoderate
  • in profusion
  • in quantity
  • lavish
  • liberal
  • luxuriant
  • munificent
  • openhanded
  • overflowing
  • plenteous
  • plentiful
  • plenty
  • plump
  • prodigal
  • profuse
  • prolific
  • redundant
  • replete
  • rich
  • rife
  • riotous
  • sufficient
  • supernumerary
  • surplus
  • teeming
  • thick on the ground
  • unsparing
  • unstinting
  • wealthy

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