Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.

DEFICIT

Abundance

The most appropriate antonym of the word "deficit" is abundance.

• Deficit means a lack or shortage of something.
• Abundance means a plentiful or plentiful supply of something.

The other words are not antonyms of "deficit" because they have different meanings.

• Scarcity means a lack or shortage of something.
• Manifold means having many different parts or aspects.
• Shortage means a lack or shortage of something.