Vocabulary Builder — Essay & Answer Writing
surfeit
noun
/ SUR-fit /
Hard
Meaning
An excessive amount of something; an oversupply.
Origin / Etymology
From Old French surfait, excess, from surfaire, to overdo, from sur, over, plus faire, to do.
Synonyms
excess
glut
overabundance
superfluity
Antonyms
paucity
dearth
shortage
scarcity
Example Sentence
"A surfeit of information in the digital age has paradoxically made verified knowledge harder to find."
🎯 UPSC Usage
A refined counterweight to paucity in GS2, GS3, and essay answers. Use it to describe overabundance, for example, 'a surfeit of overlapping schemes can dilute administrative focus and confuse beneficiaries.'
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