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单词 overabundance
释义

overabundance

noun

over·​abun·​dance ˌō-vər-ə-ˈbən-dən(t)s How to pronounce overabundance (audio)
plural overabundances
: a large surplus : excess
an overabundance of options
Between the women's movement and the first large wave of baby boomers, the career track was suddenly clogged with an overabundance of qualified people. Phillip Moffitt
overabundant
ˌō-vər-ə-ˈbən-dənt How to pronounce overabundance (audio)
adjective
Overabundant use of livestock and chicken feed laced with antibiotics is a primary force behind the evolution of drug-resistant strains that then find their way into people. Wayne Biddle
Overabundant elk ate trees down to their nubs, leaving beavers with no lumber for their dams, which, in turn, changed the flow of rivers. Sara Reardon
overabundantly adverb
The meals … were mainly taken at the hotel and were included in the trip package. We were fed overabundantly three times a day. R. V. Denenberg
… Victor Hugo's 1831 novel, an overabundantly plotted melodrama set in 15th-century Paris. Tom Gliatto

Synonyms

  • bellyful
  • excess
  • fat
  • overage
  • overflow
  • overkill
  • overmuch
  • overplus
  • oversupply
  • plethora
  • plus
  • redundancy
  • superabundance
  • superfluity
  • surfeit
  • surplus
  • surplusage
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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

overabundance

noun

as in surplus
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed an overabundance of desserts at a potluck dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • surplus
  • excess
  • abundance
  • surfeit
  • overflow
  • sufficiency
  • superabundance
  • plethora
  • oversupply
  • superfluity
  • overmuch
  • surplusage
  • overkill
  • overage
  • plus
  • plenty
  • overplus
  • profusion
  • bellyful
  • fat
  • overproduction
  • bounty
  • redundancy
  • plentitude
  • overstock

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • deficiency
  • insufficiency
  • deficit
  • lack
  • scarcity
  • dearth
  • undersupply
  • want
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