Synonyms of scarceness

scarceness

noun

as in shortage

a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number

the continuing scarceness of supplies means that we will have to ration ourselves

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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