plethora

Examples

• All

• At a typical convention, you'll find a plethora of Star Trek merchandise.

  Trekkies (1997)

• I have a plethora of board games.

  Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)

• That will really open a plethora of opportunities.

  Film Courage

• And I think just the plethora of opportunity is part of what makes it great.

  Film Courage

• And again, available in a plethora of colors.

• There was a plethora of lawyers.

  The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)

• There are, indeed, a plethora of situations involving the use of mathematics.

  Academic text (2012)

• A plethora of personalities can be enchanting.

  My First Mister (2001)

• Classroom teachers are equipped with a plethora of instructional methods to address specific content.

  Academic text (2015)

• The city overwhelmed her with all its traffic, odors, noises, and the plethora of buildings.

  Fiction book (1997)

Synonyms

E

excess

vsplethora

108 3.3

An amount more than needed or allowed

emphasizes a larger, harder to manage surplus rather than a small surplus

A

abundance

vsplethora

91 3.3

A large amount of something, more than you need

is more negative and highlights being excessively unmanageable

E

embarrassment

vsplethora

8 5.6

A lot of things that make choosing hard

shares the difficulty idea but stresses sheer extreme amount

O

overabundance

vsplethora

7 5.7

Too much of something that is not needed

casts that surplus as unusually large and difficult to manage

E

embarrassment of riches

vsplethora

4 7.4

Having more good choices than you can easily choose between

covers that problem but signals a more general extreme excess

S

superabundance

vsplethora

1 7.9

A very large amount of something that is more than needed

puts more weight on being unmanageable and extreme

P

plenitude

vsplethora

1 8.3

A large amount of something that you can use

leans further toward excessive quantity that is hard to handle

S

superfluity

vsplethora

1 8.7

An amount that is more than needed or useful

frames the surplus as especially extreme and hard to handle

O

oversaturation

vsplethora

1 6.9

Too much of something so people cannot handle it or it does not work well

is aligned but stresses extreme and unmanageable abundance

P

plentifulness

vsplethora

1 3.5

A large amount of things or resources that is more than enough

indicates a more extreme, unmanageable level of supply

B

bountifulness

vsplethora

1 7.3

A large amount of good things, often food or gifts

contrasts by having a negative, overwhelming sense of excess

P

profuseness

vsplethora

8.0

A very large amount of something, like many flowers or details

is similar but stresses being too large to manage

O

overplus

vsplethora

• Archaic

9.8

An amount that is more than is needed, often extra food or goods

focuses on the surplus being extreme and overwhelming

E

exorbitance

vsplethora

8.8

An amount or level much higher than reasonable

is similar but centers on sheer quantity rather than limit violation

C

copiousness

vsplethora

7.6

A large amount of something

uses a stronger sense implying problematic overabundance

P

plenteousness

vsplethora

• Archaic

8.7

A large supply of useful things like food or water

means a far larger, often excessive supply that overloads needs

P

plentitude

vsplethora

8.1

A large amount of something like food or goods

casts the same idea as an extreme, problematic surplus

Antonyms

L

lack

∞ 1.3

Not having something you need or want

S

scarcity

29 4.4

A situation where there is not enough of something people need

How Abundant

deluge

8 6.8

plethora

33 7.7

overabundance

7 5.7

glut

20 6.8

excess

77 4.1

surplus

192 3.1

Surface Forms

Etymology