ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsSscarce
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scarce
Meaning: insufficient for the demand, or rarely found
scarce in a sentence
How scarce is used in real sentences:
Fresh water became scarce during the long summer drought.
After the storm damaged the harvest, fresh produce grew scarce across the entire region.
“The challenge would grow during arid weeks, when no rain fell and fresh leaves became scarce along sun-baked trails.”
— from the passage Gardens Beneath the Forest
Synonyms for scarce
Other words for scarce — rare, sparse and limited — carry the same meaning.
- rare
- sparse
- limited
Antonyms of scarce
Words that mean the opposite of scarce:
Where it comes from
From Old North French escars 'scanty'
Memory hook
SCARCE — it can scare you how few are left.