profuse
adjective
Synonyms
- copious
- galore
- gushing
- lavish
- riotous
Example Sentences
Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 27 May 2021 The flowers were so profuse they could be seen from space. The Editors, Town & Country, 19 Feb. 2021 Spatter cones, which are volcanic mounds built up on top of a vent or fissure emitting profuse amounts of lava, were confirmed to be vulnerable to collapse, suggesting they could be targeted in the future. Robin George Andrews, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2020 Material transformation is fundamental to ceramics, but what Yasunaga does with clay, glaze, ash and glass is radically inventive as well as profuse in metaphorical resonance. Leah Ollman, latimes.com, 5 July 2019 Common symptoms include unexplained rapid weight loss, profuse coughing, night sweats and fever. USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2020 Inconveniently, though, profuse eruptions of lava began to flood the basin beginning roughly 3.6 billion years ago, forming a wide volcanic sea—also known as Mare Crisium, or the Sea of Crises—that covered up much of the original impact melt. Robin George Andrews, National Geographic, 13 Dec. 2019 Another profuse item in medical facilities is the sterilization pouch—a small, sealable pouch used to keep sterilized equipment free of germs. Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 4 Oct. 2019 In addition to profuse bleeding, the wounded man suffered a severely broken leg. Beth Mlady, cleveland, 19 Oct. 2019 See More Word History
Middle English, from Latin profusus, past participle of profundere to pour forth, from pro- forth + fundere to pour — more at found
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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profuse
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profuse
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Synonyms & Similar Words
- lavish
- copious
- abundant
- ample
- excessive
- plentiful
- gushing
- bountiful
- riotous
- galore
- liberal
- complete
- abounding
- extravagant
- sufficient
- enough
- luxuriant
- plenteous
- bounteous
- adequate
- fecund
- fertile
- immoderate
- munificent
- unstinting
- redundant
- free
- openhanded
- unsparing
- fat
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- scanty
- sparse
- meager
- scant
- poor
- inadequate
- insufficient
- scarce
- spare
- trickling
- incomplete
- lacking
- unsatisfactory
- meagre
- minimal
- deficient
- dribbling
- stingy
- mere
- wanting
- niggardly
- bare
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of profuse are exuberant, lavish, lush, luxuriant, and prodigal. While all these words mean "giving or given out in great abundance," profuse implies pouring forth without restraint.
The synonyms exuberant and profuse are sometimes interchangeable, but exuberant implies marked vitality or vigor in what produces abundantly.
While in some cases nearly identical to profuse, lavish suggests an unstinted or unmeasured profusion.
In some situations, the words lush and profuse are roughly equivalent. However, lush suggests rich, soft luxuriance.
While the synonyms luxuriant and profuse are close in meaning, luxuriant suggests a rich and splendid abundance.
The words prodigal and profuse are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, prodigal implies reckless or wasteful lavishness threatening to lead to early exhaustion of resources.