Abounding vs. Bereft
Difference Between Abounding and Bereft
Abounding➦
To be great in number or amount
"In areas where scorpions abound, spider populations are generally kept in check" (Natalie Angier).
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Bereft➦
deprived of or lacking (something)
her room was stark and bereft of colour
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Abounding➦
To have something in great numbers or amounts. Often used with in or with
"Neanderthal sites ... abound with artifacts, including scrapers, choppers, hand axes, and knives" (Philip and Carol Zaleski).
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Bereft➦
(of a person) sad and lonely, especially through someone's death or departure
his death in 1990 left her bereft
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Abounding➦
Ample, plenty, abundant.
abounding food
an abounding stream
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Bereft➦
A past tense and a past participle of bereave.
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Abounding➦
present participle of abound
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Bereft➦
Deprived of something
They are bereft of their dignity.
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Abounding➦
An abundance.
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Bereft➦
Lacking something needed or expected
"Today's graduates seem keenly aware that the future is bereft of conventional expectations" (Bruce Weber).
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Abounding➦
same as abundant
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Bereft➦
Suffering the death of a loved one; bereaved
the bereft parents.
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Abounding➦
existing in abundance;
abounding confidence
whiskey galore
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Bereft➦
simple past tense and past participle of bereave
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Bereft➦
(of a person) Pained by the loss of someone.
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Bereft➦
Deprived of, lacking, stripped of, robbed of.
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Bereft➦
unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
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Bereft➦
sorrowful through loss or deprivation;
bereft of hope
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