Profuse Synonyms and Antonyms

prə-fyo͝os, prō-
Growing profusely
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. dense
  2. heavy
  3. lush
  4. luxuriant
  5. rank
  6. thick
Given to or marked by unrestrained abundance
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. lush
  2. lavish
  3. luxuriant
  4. extravagant
  5. prodigal
  6. exuberant
  7. plentiful
  8. abundant
  9. bountiful
  10. copious
  11. riotous
  12. generous
  13. excessive
  14. munificent
  15. opulent
  16. wasteful
  17. superabundant
  18. liberal
  19. overflowing
  20. ample
  21. prolific
  22. in profusion
  23. free
  24. galore
  25. unstinting
  26. profligate
  27. hearty
  28. overliberal
  29. overgenerous
  30. rampant
  31. replete
Antonyms:
  1. spare
Characterized by excessive or imprudent spending
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. extravagant
  2. lavish
  3. prodigal
  4. profligate
  5. spendthrift
  6. wasteful
Antonyms:
  1. sparse
  2. meager
  3. wanting
  4. lacking

Words Related to Profuse

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.

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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