Scarce Synonyms and Antonyms

skârs
Not enough to meet a demand or requirement
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. deficient
  2. inadequate
  3. insufficient
  4. short
  5. shy
  6. under
  7. wanting
Rarely occurring or appearing
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. infrequent
  2. rare
  3. uncommon
  4. occasional
  5. unusual
  6. limited
  7. deficient
  8. not plentiful
  9. hardly
  10. go
  11. insufficient
  12. meager
  13. sporadic
  14. depart
  15. scant
  16. run-off
  17. seldom
  18. short
  19. sparse
  20. unplentiful
By a very little; almost not
(Adverb)
Synonyms:
  1. barely
  2. hardly
  3. just
  4. scarcely
Insufficient
(Adjective)
Antonyms:
  1. abundant
  2. plentiful
  3. sufficient
  4. frequent

Words Related to Scarce

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. big
  2. usual
  3. near
  4. excess
  5. in-short-supply

Scarce Sentence Examples

  • Wealthy people could afford to choose scarce antiques.

  • She made herself scarce.

  • Rain is very scarce, but the canals supply ample water for cultivation and all other purposes.

  • The soil is thus very productive, although water is scarce and bad.

  • Good water is everywhere so scarce that but for the rain preserved in cisterns the country would be mostly uninhabitable.

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