Sparse synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
Not adequate to fulfill a need or meet a requirement; insufficient.
dense (related)
Insufficient; not enough
The definition of scarce is a situation where there is too little of something or where something exists only in very small numbers.
Loosely distributed; strewn:
Barely or not quite enough; somewhat less in size, fullness, etc. than is needed; scanty
Being in excess of what is needed; extra:
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Rare and scattered in occurrence.
Not crowded:
abundant (antonym)
Having an abundance of something; abounding:
plentiful (antonym)
Providing or producing an abundance:
lush (antonym)
Characterized by richness, abundance, or extravagance, as in ornamentation, invention, etc., often tending to excess
full (antonym)
Complete in every particular:
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patchy (related)
sketchy (related)
Not occurring regularly; occasional or rare:
Innumerable.
Of poor quality or small amount; not full or rich; inadequate
Intended for use as the occasion requires:
Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager; not enough.
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fine-grained (related)
convolute (related)
Extremely scanty; meager.
To be pitied.
(Chiefly Southern US) Sickly; ill.
Stinging or capable of stinging
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(Informal) Contemptibly slight, worthless, or skimpy
big (related)
Conspicuous in position, wealth, or importance; prominent:
excess (related)
Being more than is usual, required, or permitted:
rare (related)
The definition of rare is something that exists in limited quantities, that is unusually good, or meat that is not cooked until it is well done.
Find another word for sparse. In this page you can discover 32 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for sparse, like: inadequate, dense, scanty, scarce, scattered, skimpy, spare, sporadic, thin, uncrowded and abundant.