41 entries under scarcity topic. ×

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insufficiency(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
21
lack(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
20
dearth(noun, weakness, failure, want, need)
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deficiency(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
18
paucity(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
16
want(noun, weakness, failure, need, lack)
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inadequacy(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
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meagerness(noun, want, need, lack, loss)
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shortage(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
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deficit(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
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poverty(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
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scantness(noun, weakness, condition, failure, excess)
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scarceness(noun, weakness, condition, lack, excess)
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need(noun, weakness, want, lack, loss)
9
defect(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
8
smallness(noun, lack, smallness, insufficiency)
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absence(noun, weakness, want, need, lack)
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failure(noun, weakness, lack, failing, deficiency)
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fewness(noun, lack, littleness, rareness)
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shortfall(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
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APASmart Define. (2015). scantiness thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/scantiness/thesaurus/synonyms
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