Scanty synonyms and antonyms
skăn'tē
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Part of speech:
Not plentiful; not sufficient to meet the demand; hard to get
Being in excess of what is needed; extra:
Limited in importance or significance; trivial:
Not many; a small number of
Small in force, intensity, etc.; weak
Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent; paltry; scanty; inadequate; unsatisfying.
The definition of bare is something that is just enough without anything extra.
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The definition of slender is narrow in width, thin or slim in size, or having only a little force.
With limited margin; with barely enough space, time, etc.; barely successful
Having relatively small diameter in relation to length
(Archaic) Curtailed; scanty
(--- popularly) Not diphthongized [the short a in “pan”]
To be pitied.
Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager; not enough.
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barely sufficient
Not sufficient; inadequate.
Not adequate to fulfill a need or meet a requirement; insufficient.
Very thin
Skimpy; meager
The definition of diminutive is small or tiny.
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Stinging or capable of stinging
in-short-supply
Scarce, or difficult to find, or buy.
Inadequate, as in size or fullness, especially through economizing or stinting:
The definition of measly is something that is so small that it is almost insulting.
Extremely scanty; meager.
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The definition of lean is with little fat.
niggardly
Characterized by parsimony; miserly; close
Lacking; short (on or of)
The definition of slight is a small amount or someone that is fragile or has little weight or substance.
The property of being barren; the property of not supporting life.
The quality or condition of being scanty or meager.
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A smallness in size or amount that is insufficient; meagerness, dearth.
(Countable) The result or product of being scanty.
Scarcity is defined as a state of something being in short supply.
ample (antonym)
Fully sufficient; abundant; liberal; copious; as, an ample fortune; ample justice.
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(Chiefly Southern US) Sickly; ill.
(Old-fashioned) Short underpants worn by women
meagre (related)
Extremely small:
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large (antonym)
Understanding and tolerant; liberal:
Given to or marked by prudence and restraint in the use of material resources.
big (related)
Conspicuous in position, wealth, or importance; prominent:
excess (related)
Being more than is usual, required, or permitted:
Synonym Study
- Meager implies thinness or insufficiency and connotes a lack of that which gives something richness, vigor, strength, fullness, etc. meager cultural resources
- Sparse applies to a scanty quantity that is thinly distributed over a wide area his sparse hair
- Spare implies less than a sufficient amount but may connote simply lack of abundance or excess rather than hardship to live on spare rations
- Scant is applied to a barely sufficient amount or a stinted quantity the scant attendance at the concert
- Scanty implies an inadequacy in amount, number, quantity, etc. of something essential a scanty supply of paper
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