replete

American  

[ri-pleet] / rɪˈplit /

adjective

1. abundantly supplied or provided; filled (usually followed bywith ).

   a speech replete with sentimentality.

2. stuffed or gorged with food and drink.

   Synonyms:

   satiated

3. complete.

   a scholarly survey, replete in its notes and citations.

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noun

1. Entomology. (among honey ants) a worker with a distensible crop in which honeydew and nectar are stored for the use of the colony.

replete British  

/ rɪˈpliːt /

adjective

1. (often foll by with) copiously supplied (with); abounding (in)

2. having one's appetite completely or excessively satisfied by food and drink; stuffed; gorged; satiated

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Other Word Forms

• repletely adverb
• repleteness noun
• repletive adjective
• repletively adverb
• unreplete adjective
• unrepleteness noun

Etymology

Origin of replete

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English repleet, from Middle French replet, from Latin replētus, past participle of replēre “to fill up,” equivalent to re- “again, again and again” + plē(re) “to fill” (akin to plēnus “full”) + -tus past participle suffix; re-, full ¹

Example Sentences

Social media was replete with jokes and memes about fleeing influencers, tax dodgers and crypto bros.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

The region is replete with dissidents loyal to warlord Nestor Gregorio Vera Fernandez -- better known as Ivan Mordisco, Colombia's most wanted guerrilla.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

On either side lie two run-down empty tower blocks, replete with broken windows and walls blackened by fire damage.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

The study of history is by nature messy, replete with conflicting interpretations and incomplete puzzles, but it’s what you need to know in order not to repeat it.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Redwall mice and their guests sat back replete.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Related Words

• awash
• filled
• loaded
• rife