Bare and Teeming

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Bare adjective - Lacking contents that could or should be present.

Usage example: the cupboard was bare—not a thing to eat

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Teeming is an antonym for bare.

Nearby Words: barely, bared, bareness

Teeming adjective - Possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified.

Usage example: oceans teeming with life

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Bare is an antonym for teeming.

Nearby Word: teemed

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