Lush and Sparse

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Lush adjective - Growing thickly and vigorously.

Usage example: lush dandelions had turned the meadow into a sea of yellow

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Sparse is an antonym for lush in profuse and delightful topic.

Sparse adjective - Less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable.

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Lush is an antonym for sparse in topics: scattered, very few and scattered.

Nearby Word: sparsely

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