Bountiful
What it means
Available or produced in a generously large amount.
Reach for it when celebrating a plentiful supply, harvest, meal, or natural provision
A bountiful bean harvest filled the pantry and supplied the community kitchen.
Words to choose between 7
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playful
Fits when an unusually large crop deserves lively praise
Not when the noun is not a harvest or result
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everyday
Fits when there is comfortably enough
Not when the amount is impressively generous
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warm
Fits when portions or provision feel freely given
Not when overall abundance must be stated
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professional
Fits when quantity is high and neutral wording fits
Not when welcome generosity is part of the praise
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professional
Fits when adequacy with room to spare is the point
Not when richness rather than sufficiency matters
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formal
copious
Fits when a very large quantity needs emphasis
Not when the material should sound inherently welcome
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literary
overflowing
Fits when visible fullness creates the image
Not when waste or loss would be implied
Opposites 3
- scarce
- meager
- barren
Common phrases 3
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bountiful harvest
A bountiful harvest allowed every grower to keep seed for spring.
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bountiful supply
The wetland provides a bountiful supply of food for migrating birds.
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bountiful table
A bountiful table welcomed walkers at the end of the route.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Dvortygirl, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated