Antonyms for replete


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ri-pleet
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈplit


Definition of replete

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French replet "filled up" (14c.), from Latin repletus "filled, full," past participle of replere "to fill; fill again, re-fill," from re- (see re-) + plere "to fill" (see pleio-).
  • adj full, well-stocked
Example sentences :
  • The memorial of this excellent woman is short, but replete with instruction.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • And such was the sleep of Theodora: she was young and replete with charms, and, alas!
  • Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
  • These were only light spells of heaviness, replete with vague charm that calmed her nerves.
  • Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
  • The entire locality of this church is replete with historic association.
  • Extract from : « Italy, the Magic Land » by Lilian Whiting
  • Lucy's share was replete with soft wonderings at the beauty of the world.
  • Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
  • Superstitions, a book on, replete with errors in language, 153 et seq.
  • Extract from : « The Book-Hunter » by John Hill Burton
  • Their borders are replete with materials for the exercise of human industry and skill.
  • Extract from : « Old Mackinaw » by W. P. Strickland.
  • These ‘Letters,’ which form the initial number, are replete with interest.
  • Extract from : « The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 » by Various
  • Both parts are confined to one street, replete with bars and cafes.
  • Extract from : « The Delta of the Triple Elevens » by William Elmer Bachman
  • Then he was ushered into the cabin, that was replete with Orientalism as well.
  • Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Salem » by Amanda Minnie Douglas

Synonyms for replete

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