Quantity: English Vocabulary List

existing in an amount or quantity that is more than sufficient

"The harvest is superabundant."

"The superabundant harvest filled the barns to overflowing and the farmers had to store the extra grain in temporary sheds."

pitifully small or inadequate

"He paid a measly amount."

"The company offered a measly two percent raise after a year of hard work and the employees felt insulted by the small increase."

lacking in quantity, quality, or extent

"The portions are meager."

"The refugees survived on meager rations of rice and beans and many children suffered from malnutrition during the long conflict."

extremely small in size or amount

"His salary is exiguous."

"The exiguous salary was not enough to live on so he had to take a second job delivering pizzas in the evenings."

very great in number or amount

"She took copious notes."

"She took copious notes during the lecture and filled three entire notebooks with information."

to reduce the size, amount, or number of something

"The value will decrement by one."

"You need to decrement the counter by one each time a customer leaves the store or the queue."

to subtract or take away an amount or part from a total

"Taxes are deducted from your paycheck."

"The company will deduct the cost of the damaged equipment directly from your monthly salary payment."

to place limits or boundaries on something to reduce its scope or size

"The company curtailed unnecessary expenses."

"The manager decided to curtail the meeting because everyone was tired and nothing productive was being discussed anymore."

to decrease in quantity, intensity, or level over time

"His interest tailed off over time."

"His interest in learning the guitar began to tail off after he realized how difficult it was to play."

to diminish in quantity or size over time

"Water supplies dwindled during the drought."

"The food supplies began to dwindle rapidly as more and more refugees arrived at the camp every single day."

to increase or grow rapidly and uncontrollably

"The problem snowballed into a crisis."

"What started as a small argument quickly snowballed into a huge fight between the two best friends."

an improvement or increase in something such as intensity, level, or amount

"The economy is on an upswing."

"An upswing in consumer confidence typically leads to increased household spending and an overall boost in the nation's gross domestic product."

a reduction or lessening in the intensity, degree, or amount of something

"Noise abatement measures were put in place near the airport for residents."

"Tax abatement is a temporary reduction or complete exemption from property taxes"

the act or process of adding the amount, value, or size of something

"The augmentation helped his hearing."

"Data augmentation is a technique in machine learning that artificially expands a training dataset by creating slightly modified copies of existing data points."

a sudden and fast growth or increase in something

"The proliferation of fast food restaurants is changing how people eat today."

"Nuclear proliferation is the rapid spread of nuclear weapons technology to states that previously did not possess such destructive military capabilities."

an abrupt increase in strength, number, etc.

"There has been an upsurge of interest in home gardening this spring."

"An upsurge in violent crime rates prompted the city council to allocate emergency funding for additional police patrols in high-risk neighborhoods."

having an unusually large or abundant quantity of something, often exceeding expectations or norms

"It was a bumper crop."

"The farmer harvested a bumper crop of corn this year because the weather was perfect and there were no pests or diseases."

characterized by abundant and rich growth

"Her hair is luxuriant."

"The luxuriant garden was filled with colorful flowers and tall trees and the owner spent every weekend maintaining its beauty."

lacking in adequacy or fullness

"Her outfit is skimpy."

"The skimpy outfit was not appropriate for the formal dinner and the hostess asked the guest to change into something more modest."

incredibly large in quantity or vast in scope, often to the point of being beyond comprehension or imagination

"The distance is astronomical."

"The astronomical cost of the new stadium surprised the taxpayers who had to approve the budget for its construction and maintenance."

(of discourse) abundant in ideas or information

"He had copious notes."

"Her speech was filled with copious examples that thoroughly supported her argument."

too much to be counted

"There are myriad stars."

"There are myriad reasons why people choose to exercise including improving their health reducing stress and having more energy."

to increase rapidly to a high level

"Prices will soar quickly."

"The eagle spread its wide wings and began to soar high above the valley looking for prey below."

the quality or state of being extremely abundant

"The table formed a cornucopia."

"The harvest festival displayed a cornucopia overflowing with seasonal fruits and vegetables."