argosy

noun

ˈär-gə-sē How to pronounce argosy (audio)
Definition of argosynext
as in repository
an abundant source a book that is an argosy of stories and legends about the golden age of Hollywood

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for argosy
  1. repository
  2. mine
  3. gold mine
  4. treasure trove
Noun
  • Rather than simply autocompleting sections of code, as current AI tools do, these agents can take on more complex work, such as checking code into repositories or combining data to enable analysis.
    Will Knight, WIRED, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Norma and David had converted the median strip beyond their sidewalk into a native-plant repository—Christmas fern, aster, monarda, bergamot.
    Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of repository
Noun
  • But underneath is a story that swims in darker waters and mines deeper truths.
    Robert Lang, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
  • But there's so much of my relationship people don’t see, that's just mine.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of mine
Noun
  • That’s because the company could be sitting on a gold mine.
    Daniel Wine, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Areas like crypto investing and business AI integration are a gold mine.
    Tom Noh, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of gold mine
Noun
  • This seemingly obvious passcode opened the door to a treasure trove of evidence.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Join National Park Night Programming Many destinations, particularly those with dark skies, offer after-dark tours to help visitors appreciate their astronomical treasure troves.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of treasure trove
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Podcast

Theme music by Joshua Stamper ©2006 New Jerusalem Music/ASCAP

Thesaurus Entries Near argosy

argosies

argosy

argot

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Argosy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/argosy. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Copy Citation

Share

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

Point of View: It's Personal

Plural and Possessive Names: A Guide

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Words You Always Have to Look Up
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

8 Words with Fascinating Histories

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

Birds Say the Darndest Things

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)

10 Scrabble Words Without Any Vowels
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
naughty or nice
Are you naughty or nice? Quiz He's making a quiz, and checking it twice...