Scarcity synonyms
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A shortage of required material.
A lack or deficiency.
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A lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health:
poverty (related)
Poverty is the state of being poor, having little money or being in need of a specific quality.
The personification of famine, often depicted riding a black horse.
Smallness of number; fewness.
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(Uncountable) The quality of being scanty.
uncommonness
The state or quality of being uncommon.
A deficient amount; a shortfall.
The definition of a want is something desired or wished for.
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A failure to attain a specified amount or level; a shortage.
The thing that is lacking or needed
dearth (related)
Inadequate supply:
A prolonged or serious shortage or deficiency
The state of being unfrequented; isolation; seclusion.
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The property of being scarce.
The definition of a shortcoming is a failing or something that is considered to be a flaw.
excess (related)
An undue indulgence of the appetite; transgression of proper moderation in natural gratifications; intemperance; dissipation.
abundance (antonym)
A great or plentiful amount:
depletion (related)
maldistribution (related)
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over-population (related)
An error or flaw in a process or product, affecting performance and potentially causing harm; a shortcoming in a legal document that may lead to its invalidity, or in a pleading that may lead to its dismissal.
Inadequacy or insufficiency:
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