Synonyms for scanty
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious; stingy.
Related words
- Word family
- scantily scantiness scant scarce
Example sentences
- inadequate At times like this, words are woefully inadequate.
- scarce When goods are scarce, sellers have the advantage.
- sparse It makes things easier if your matrix is sparse.
- scant Your message was scant on details.
- brief It was a long letter, but in brief, he said, "No."
- skimpy Why are all the armour sets in this game so skimpy?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| scanty | falling | |
| inadequate | falling | |
| scarce | steady | |
| sparse | steady | |
| scant | rising | |
| brief | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- poor1, thin1, bare1, lean1
- 5 letters
- small1, short1, brief1, spare1, scant1
- 6 letters
- little2, narrow2, scarce1, sparse1, meager2, stingy2, meagre, skimpy2
- 7 letters
- slender2, pitiful3, sparing2
- 9 letters
- revealing3, deficient3, niggardly3
- 10 letters
- inadequate4
- 12 letters
- insufficient4, parsimonious5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (little2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- insuffisant
- Italiano
- insufficiente
- Español
- escaso
- Deutsch
- unzureichend