SCARCITY Synonyms
3 hypernyms for scarcity. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for SCARCITY
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| dearth | noun n | |||||
noun • an acute insufficiency • an insufficient quantity or number | ||||||
| deficiency | noun n | |||||
noun • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable • lack of an adequate quantity or number | ||||||
| absence | noun n | |||||
noun • the state of being absent • failure to be present • the time interval during which something or somebody is away • the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy | ||||||
| insufficiency | noun n | |||||
noun • a lack of competence • (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally • lack of an adequate quantity or number | ||||||
| shortage | noun n | |||||
noun • the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required • an acute insufficiency | ||||||
| infrequency | noun n | |||||
noun • noteworthy scarcity | ||||||
| lack | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable verb • be without • To be insufficiently prepared | ||||||
| penury | noun n | |||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty or destitution | ||||||
| rareness | noun n | |||||
noun • noteworthy scarcity | ||||||
| rarity | noun n | |||||
noun • noteworthy scarcity • a rarified quality • something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | ||||||
| scarceness | noun n | |||||
noun • a small and inadequate amount | ||||||
| want | verb v | |||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable • anything that is necessary but lacking • a specific feeling of desire verb • feel or have a desire for; want strongly • have need of • hunt or look for; want for a particular reason • wish or demand the presence of • be without, lack; be deficient in | ||||||