Plentiful and Sparse

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Plentiful adjective - Being more than enough without being excessive.

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Sparse is an antonym for plentiful in abundant topic.

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

Usage example: open land is sparse around here

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

Nearby Word: sparsely

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