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sparse
Meaning: thinly scattered or not plentiful
sparse in a sentence
How sparse is used in real sentences:
Sparse notes made the lecture difficult to review.
Only a sparse line of trees stood between the road and the farm.
“In her plan, sparse spotlights, only a few across each long wall, would leave dramatic pools of shadow.”
— from the passage The Brightness Debate
Synonyms for sparse
Other words for sparse — scattered, scant and thin — carry the same meaning.
- scattered
- scant
- thin
Antonyms of sparse
Words that mean the opposite of sparse:
- dense
- abundant
- crowded
Where it comes from
From Latin sparsus, meaning 'scattered.'
Memory hook
Sparse has spaces; sparse things are spread out with spaces between them.