Abound Synonyms and Antonyms

ə-bound
To be abundantly filled or richly supplied
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. overflow
  2. teem
  3. swarm
  4. crawl
  5. be plentiful
  6. bristle
  7. flow
  8. burst
  9. flourish
  10. pullulate
Antonyms:
  1. want
  2. lack
  3. fail
  4. deficient
  5. need
  6. short
To have something in great numbers or amounts. Often used with in or with :
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. teem

Words Related to Abound

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. big
  2. rich
  3. abound-with
  4. replete

Abound Sentence Examples

  • Ducks, cranes and other aquatic birds abound in the delta.

  • Excellent fish of many varieties abound in the Australian seas and in many of the rivers.

  • Speculation continued to abound at Bird Song.

  • Insects abound, especially Coleoptera.

  • His sermons especially abound in quotations and allusions, which have the air of spontaneously suggesting themselves, but which must sometimes have baffled his hearers.

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