Scanty synonyms
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Not plentiful; not sufficient to meet the demand; hard to get
Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent; paltry; scanty; inadequate; unsatisfying.
Being in excess of what is needed; extra:
Not many; a small number of
Small in force, intensity, etc.; weak
Limited in importance or significance; trivial:
The definition of bare is something that is just enough without anything extra.
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.
The definition of scant is barely sufficient or available only in very small quantities.
barely sufficient
Not sufficient; inadequate.
Not adequate to fulfill a need or meet a requirement; insufficient.
Very thin
Skimpy; meager
Extremely small:
The definition of diminutive is small or tiny.
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.
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.
Given to or marked by prudence and restraint in the use of material resources.
The property of being barren; the property of not supporting life.
The quality or condition of being scanty or meager.
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.
(Chiefly Southern US) Sickly; ill.
(Old-fashioned) Short underpants worn by women
meagre (related)
large (antonym)
Understanding and tolerant; liberal:
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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