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[ rahyf ] / raɪf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rife ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use: Crime is rife in the slum areas of our cities. current in speech or report: Rumors are rife that the government is in financial difficulty. abundant, plentiful, or numerous. abounding (usually followed by with). Origin of rifebefore 1150; Middle English; Old English rīfe; cognate with Middle Dutch rijf abundant, Old Norse rīfr SYNONYMS FOR rife3 plenteous, multitudinous; teeming, swarming. SEE SYNONYMS FOR rife ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR rifeSEE ANTONYMS FOR rife ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM riferifely, adverbrifeness, nouno·ver·rife, adjectiveun·rife, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH riferife , ripeWords nearby rifeRifadin, Rifaʿiya, rifampicin, rifampin, rifamycin, rife, riff, riffage, riffle, riffler, riffola Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rifeThe banlieue setting is rough and rife with violence and drug trafficking. ‘Girlhood’: Coming of Age in France’s Projects|Molly Hannon|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST (Referenda tend to be expensive, rife with misinformation, and favorable to extreme positions). Is It Time to Take a Chance on Random Representatives?|Michael Schulson|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Adding insult to injury for these ethnically distinct residents, discrimination and racism are rife on a daily basis. Hong Kong Demonstrators Reject Racism|Ben Leung|October 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST It is all a result of segregated communities where illiteracy is rife and the men think they can get away with anything. The Psychology of Sex Slave Rings|Charlotte Lytton|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The years between 26 and 34 are rife with those kinds of life changes so heavy they earn moniker of “milestones.” Adult Women Are the New Face of ADHD|Rae Jacobson|June 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST I do not expect to find the disturbance that is rife in Paris, said Irma Lentz shortly. Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound|Alice B. Emerson Concerning Manchuria and all the issues involved in the present struggle for its possession, all kinds of misconceptions are rife. Where Half The World Is Waking Up|Clarence Poe The old-time fear of Lee's superior ability that was rife among the officers of the Army of the Potomac had entirely disappeared. Recollections of the Civil War|Charles A. Dana There was some violence, and plundering was rife; though many of the men paid for what they took. In the Russian Ranks|John Morse A great bustle was rife in the little parlor of the "Fountain Head." The Tree of Knowledge|Mrs. Baillie Reynolds
British Dictionary definitions for rife
adjective (postpositive)of widespread occurrence; prevalent or currentrumour was rife in the village very plentiful; abundant (foll by with) abounding (in)a land rife with poverty Derived forms of riferifely, adverbrifeness, nounWord Origin for rifeOld English rīfe; related to Old Norse rīfr generous, Middle Dutch rīve Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rifeprevalent, alive, plentiful, popular, abundant, rampant, replete, abounding, common, current, epidemic, extensive, frequent, general, many, multitudinous, numerous, prevailing, profuse, raging |