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Scarce
/ˈskɛəs/
Uncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient to meet a demand.
📖 Definitions of "Scarce"
adjective
- 1
Uncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient to meet a demand.
- 2
Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); used with of.
adverb
- 1
Scarcely, only just.
🔄 Synonyms of "Scarce"
8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| deficientnoun | Lacking something essential; often construed with in. |
| justnoun | Morally right; upright, righteous, equitable; fair. |
| tightverb | Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open. |
| scarcely | (degree) Hardly: only just; by a small margin. |
| insufficient | Not sufficient; of a type or kind that does not suffice, that does not satisfy requirements or needs. |
| rarenoun | Very uncommon; scarce. |
| hardly | (degree) Barely, only just, almost not. |
| barely | (not comparable, degree) By a small margin. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Scarce"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| abundant | Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Scarce"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| scarcely | (degree) Hardly: only just; by a small margin. |
| deficient | Lacking something essential; often construed with in. |
| barely | (not comparable, degree) By a small margin. |
| insufficient | Not sufficient; of a type or kind that does not suffice, that does not satisfy requirements or needs. |
| rare | Very uncommon; scarce. |
| hardly | (degree) Barely, only just, almost not. |
| tight | Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open. |
| just | Morally right; upright, righteous, equitable; fair. |
| scarcitynoun | (uncountable) The condition of something being scarce or deficient. |
| scant | Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager. |
| scanty | Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent. |
| underweight | Of an inappropriately or unusually low weight. |
| minor | Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly: |
| shortagenoun | A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount. |
| poor | With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. |
| impoverished | Reduced to poverty. |
| cash-strapped | Without funds; low on or out of money. |
| shallow | Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide. |
| small | Not large or big; insignificant; few in number. |
| minimal | The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree. |
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