Definition of scarce
Adjectives
deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
"fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"
- Synonyms:
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meager, meagerly, meagre, scrimpy, stingy
deficient in amount or quality or extent
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rare
not widely distributed
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tight
affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow
- Antonyms:
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abundant
present in great quantity
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ample
more than enough in size or scope or capacity
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rich
possessing material wealth
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abounding, galore
existing in abundance
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copious, plenteous, plentiful
affording an abundant supply
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voluminous
large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
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easy
obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally
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exuberant, lush, luxuriant, profuse, riotous
produced or growing in extreme abundance
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thick
abounding; having a lot of
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long
having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"
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overabundant, plethoric, rife
excessively abundant
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rampant
(of a plant) having a lush and unchecked growth
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rank
growing profusely
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superabundant
most excessively abundant
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teeming
abundantly filled with especially living things
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torrential
pouring in abundance
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verdant
characterized by abundance of verdure
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