Profuse Synonyms and Antonyms

prə-fyo͝os', prō-

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Synonyms for Profuse

abundant
The definition of abundant is something that there is plenty of or that exists in great amounts.
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bountiful
Having a quantity or amount that is generous or plentiful; ample.
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extravagant
The definition of extravagant is being excessive or overdone.
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liberal
Tending to give freely; generous:
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prodigal
Wastefully extravagant.
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lavish
Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits.
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lush
Abundant; plentiful.
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plentiful
Sufficient or more than enough; abundant
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copious
Very plentiful; abundant
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in profusion
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generous
Showing kindness and magnanimity:
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free
Not subject to a given condition; exempt:
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munificent
(Of a gift, donation, etc.) Very generous; lavish.
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unstinting
Bestowing or bestowed liberally:
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profligate
Profligate is defined as acting in a way that is immoral or wrong.
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wasteful
Marked by or inclined to waste; extravagant.
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overliberal
Too liberal.
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overgenerous
Generous to an excessive degree
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dense
Difficult to get through, penetrate, etc.
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heavy
Large enough to fire powerful shells:
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rank
Strong in growth; growing with vigour or rapidity, hence, coarse or gross.
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thick
Impenetrable by the eyes:
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exuberant
Characterized by good health and high spirits; full of life; uninhibited
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opulent
Very wealthy or rich
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riotous
Dissolute; wanton:
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superabundant
Being more than is usual or needed; surplus; excess; overly abundant
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spendthrift
The definition of spendthrift is wasteful or extravagant.
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ample
Fully sufficient; abundant; liberal; copious; as, an ample fortune; ample justice.
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excessive
The definition of excessive is something or someone that goes beyond what is normal, acceptable or necessary.
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galore
In abundance.
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hearty
Enjoying or requiring much food:
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rampant
(Architecture) Springing from a support or an abutment that is higher at one side than at the other:
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replete
Abundantly supplied; abounding:
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abundance
The condition of being in rich supply:
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affluence
A moderate level of wealth.
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copiosity
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extravagance
A spending of more than is reasonable or necessary; excessive expenditure; wastefulness
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lavishness
The state or characteristic of being lavish.
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opulence
Opulence is defined as extreme abundance or wealth.
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plethora
An abundance or excess of something:
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profusion
A profuse outpouring or quantity:
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prolific
Producing or characterized by abundant works or results:
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Antonyms for Profuse

meager
Deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; scanty.
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sparse
Occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense.
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wanting
Absent; lacking; missing
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lacking
abundant, excessive
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spare
Being in excess of what is needed; extra:
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Words Related to Profuse

big
Conspicuous in position, wealth, or importance; prominent:
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excess
More than usual; extra; surplus
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careful
Acting or working in a thoughtful, painstaking way
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save
Characterized by excessive or imprudent spending
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profusely
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pendulous
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Synonym Study

  • Lush implies such great luxuriance as my seem excessive lush tropical vegetation, lush prose See also syn. study at plentiful.
  • Luxuriant suggests production in great and rich abundance luxuriant foliage
  • Prodigal implies such reckless extravagance as to suggest eventual impoverishment the prodigal heirs to a fortune
  • Extravagant always suggests unreasonably excessive, wasteful spending or giving extravagant living
  • Lavish implies an unstinted, generous, sometimes unreasonably liberal, giving lavish attentions
  • Profuse implies a pouring or giving forth freely, often to the point of excess profuse thanks
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Profuse Sentence Examples

  • He breaks out into profuse sweats and may vomit.

  • On his way to Paris he had been profuse in promises of reform and constitutional rule.

  • Carteret was a profuse and popular lord lieutenant who pleased both the "English interest" and the native Irish.

  • The world is much smaller with the internet and the opportunities are a lot more profuse.

  • The chiefs of the clans, with a few sub-chiefs having hereditary rights, formed the King's Council, and the king, unless of exceptionally strong character, often exercised less power than the council of chiefs, each of whom kept his little court, making a profuse display of barbaric pomp. Land is held in common by the tribes, lands unallotted being attached to the office of head chief or king and called "stool lands."

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