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Synonyms for "scarce" in English

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scarce:
- scarce; uncommon
- scarce
- just; scarce; barely; hardly; scarcely

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English

Detailed Synonyms for scarce in English

scarce:

scarce adj

scarce
scarce; uncommon
- scarce adj
- uncommon adj

scarce adj

scarce

– deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand ¹
scarce
– deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand ¹
- scarce adj
  - fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought¹

scarce adv

scarce

– only a very short time before ¹
just; scarce; barely; hardly; scarcely
– only a very short time before ¹
- just adv
  - just missed being hit¹
- scarce adv
  - would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave¹
- barely adv
  - they could barely hear the speaker¹
- hardly adv
  - we hardly knew them¹
- scarcely adv
  - had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open¹

Translation Matrix for scarce:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
just		equitable; fair; good; just; upright
scarce	scarce
uncommon	scarce; uncommon	exceptional; extraordinary; funny; hardly ever; little; odd; phenomenal; prodigious; rare; rarely; seldom; strange; uncommon; unique
Adverb	Related Translations	Other Translations
barely	barely; hardly; just; scarce; scarcely	barely; hardly; scantily; scarcely
hardly	barely; hardly; just; scarce; scarcely	barely; hardly; scarcely
just	barely; hardly; just; scarce; scarcely	but; exactly; just; just now; merely; only; precisely; simply
scarce	barely; hardly; just; scarce; scarcely
scarcely	barely; hardly; just; scarce; scarcely	barely; hardly; scarcely
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
hardly		hardly; scarcely
just		just; just about
scarcely		hardly; scarcely
uncommon		not customary; uncommon; unusual
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
just		close; closely; even; exactly; honest; honorable; honourable; just; just now; narrowly; one minute ago; only; recently; right-minded; righteous; simply; sincere; true-hearted; upright
scarce	scarce; uncommon

Related Words for "scarce":

scarceness, scarcer, scarcest, scarcely

Alternate Synonyms for "scarce":

insufficient; deficient
rare; tight; meager; meagre; meagerly; stingy; scrimpy
barely; hardly; just; scarcely

Antonyms for "scarce":

abundant

Related Definitions for "scarce":

deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand¹
- fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought¹
only a very short time before¹
- would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave¹

Related Synonyms for scarce

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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