Synonyms of the word

scarce

• adj. Uncommon, rare; difficult to find; insufficient to meet a demand.
• adj. Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); used with of.
• adv. (now literary, archaic) Scarcely, only just.

barely

• adv. (degree) By a small margin.
• adv. (degree) Almost not at all.
• adv. (archaic) merely.

deficient

• adj. Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
• adj. Insufficient or inadequate in amount.
• adj. (mathematics) Of a number n, Having the sum of divisors σ(n)<2n, or, equivalently, the sum of proper…

hardly

• adv. (manner, obsolete) Firmly, vigorously, with strength or exertion.
• adv. (manner, archaic) Harshly, severely.
• adv. (now rare) With difficulty.
• adv. (degree) Barely, only just, almost not.
• interj. Not really.

insufficient

• adj. Not sufficient.

just

• adj. Factually right, correct; factual.
• adj. Rationally right, correct.
• adj. Morally right; upright, righteous, equitable; fair.
• adj. Proper, adequate.
• adv. Only, simply, merely.
• adv. (sentence adverb) Used to reduce the force of an imperative; simply.
• adv. (speech act) Used to convey a less serious or formal tone.
• adv. (speech act) Used to show humility.
• adv. (degree) absolutely, positively.
• adv. Moments ago, recently.
• adv. By a narrow margin; closely; nearly.
• adv. Exactly, precisely, perfectly.
• n. A joust, tournament.
• v. To joust, fight a tournament.

meager

• adj. Having little flesh; lean; thin.
• adj. Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent; paltry; scanty; inadequate; unsatisfying.
• adj. (set theory) Of a set: such that, considered as a subset of a (usually larger) topological space, it is…
• adj. (mineralogy) Dry and harsh to the touch (e.g., as chalk).
• v. (transitive) To make lean.

meagerly

• adv. In a meager way; poorly; inadequately.

meagre

• n. Argyrosomus regius, an edible fish of the family Sciaenidae.
• adj. Having little flesh; lean; thin.
• adj. Deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent; paltry; scanty; inadequate; unsatisfying.
• adj. (set theory) Of a set: such that, considered as a subset of a (usually larger) topological space, it is…
• adj. (mineralogy) Dry and harsh to the touch (e.g., as chalk).
• v. (transitive) To make lean.

rare

• adj. (cooking, particularly meats) Cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of steak or beef…
• adj. Very uncommon; scarce.
• adj. (of a gas) Thin; of low density.
• v. (US, intransitive) To rear, rise up, start backwards.
• v. (US, transitive) To rear, bring up, raise.
• adj. (obsolete) early.

scarcely

• adv. (modal) Probably not.
• adv. (modal) Certainly not.
• adv. (degree) Almost not at all; by a small margin.

stingy

• adj. Stinging; able to sting.
• adj. Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.
• adj. Small, scant, meager, insufficient.

tight

• adj. Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
• adj. (of a space, design or arrangement) Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass…
• adj. Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.
• adj. (slang) Intoxicated; drunk or acting like being drunk.
• adj. (slang) Extraordinarily great or special.
• adj. (slang, British (regional)) Mean; unfair; unkind.
• adj. (obsolete) Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
• adj. (obsolete) Handy; adroit; brisk.
• adj. (poker) Of a player, who plays very few hands.
• adj. (poker) Using a strategy which involves playing very few hands.
• adv. Firmly, so as not to come loose easily.
• adv. Soundly.
• v. (obsolete) To tighten.