SCARCITY Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word scarcity. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SCARCITY
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dearth | nounn | |||||||
noun • an acute insufficiency • an insufficient quantity or number | ||||||||
deficiency | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable • lack of an adequate quantity or number | ||||||||
absence | nounn | |||||||
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 | nounn | |||||||
noun • a lack of competence • (pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally • lack of an adequate quantity or number | ||||||||
shortage | nounn | |||||||
noun • the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required • an acute insufficiency | ||||||||
infrequency | nounn | |||||||
noun • noteworthy scarcity | ||||||||
lack | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable verb • be without • To be insufficiently prepared | ||||||||
penury | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of extreme poverty or destitution | ||||||||
rareness | nounn | |||||||
noun • noteworthy scarcity | ||||||||
rarity | nounn | |||||||
noun • noteworthy scarcity • a rarified quality • something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | ||||||||
scarceness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small and inadequate amount | ||||||||
want | verbv | |||||||
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 |