overabundance

[ oh-ver-uh-buhn-duhns ]

noun

1. an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit:

   an overabundance of sugar in the diet.

   Synonyms: profusion, glut, plethora, surplus, excess

overabundance

/ ˌəʊvərəˈbʌndəns /

noun

1. a supply or amount that is greater than required

   an overabundance of milk

Other Words From

• over·a·bundant adjective
• over·a·bundant·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of overabundance¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; over-, abundance

Example Sentences

In the year before the pandemic, industry analysts were wondering whether the country was flooded with an overabundance of restaurants, shrinking profit margins toward zero.

From Washington Post

What I think makes this notion a contradiction and hard pill to swallow as there is an overabundance of content and a lack of it at the same time.

From Search Engine Watch

The content bloat we experience is due to the overabundance of low to medium quality content.

From Search Engine Watch

The overabundance of insulin, and eventually glucose, begins to interfere with the health and function of multiple organ systems, leading to metabolic and cardiovascular disease.

From Ozy

Whether it was mentorship, collaborations, or connections, there was truly an overabundance of women supporting us.

From Fortune

Another novel with an overabundance of periods and a dismissive attitude toward commas.

From The Daily Beast

It was like an electric shock to a group of editors operating in the bleary haze of jet lag, pasta, and fashion overabundance.

From The Daily Beast

He looked and sounded presidential, save for the overabundance of hair product.

From The Daily Beast

At the same time that she makes adequate provision she should not encourage extravagance by overabundance.

From Project Gutenberg

Val considered the hall below, which seemed suddenly peopled by an overabundance of oddly shaped shadows.

From Project Gutenberg

A man like Munro is never blessed with an overabundance of friends.

From Project Gutenberg

Many of the bearers of commissions knew little more than the men; and of such untrained officers there was an overabundance.

From Project Gutenberg

The doctrine of implied powers is expounded with all of his peculiar force and clearness, but with some overabundance of verbiage.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• plethora