Synonyms of scantiness

scantiness

noun

as in shortage

a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number

the scantiness of grass meant that we had to feed the cows extra hay

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shortage
• lack
• deficiency
• scarcity
• paucity
• absence
• insufficiency
• inadequacy
• deficit
• drouth
• poverty
• famine
• drought
• dearth
• scarceness
• inadequateness
• lacuna
• failure
• undersupply
• crunch
• pinch
• omission
• want
• necessity
• meagerness
• privation
• skimpiness
• poorness
• need

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abundance
• sufficiency
• adequacy
• amplitude
• wealth
• plenty
• opulence
• plenitude
• excess
• surplus
• copiousness
• bountifulness
• overabundance
• surfeit
• oversupply