Meanings
comparative more overabundant · superlative most overabundant
- excessively abundant.
Algae are a natural part of the ecosystem, but when they are overabundant the compounds they release can accumulate to levels harmful to wildlife and people, the California Water Quality Monitoring Council says.
2022 September 3, Taylor Romine and Jason Hanna, “An algae bloom has killed thousands of fish in the San Francisco Bay Area”, in CNN
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishoveraboundaunt
- Englishoverabundant
From Middle English overaboundaunt, equivalent to over- + abundant.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Esperanto troabunda
- troabundaexcessively abundant
Portuguese superabundante
- superabundanteexcessively abundant
Romanian supraabundent
- supraabundentexcessively abundant
Cite this entry
overabundant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overabundant
“overabundant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overabundant. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overabundant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overabundant.
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