Scarcity : synonyms and lexical field

Synonyms > Synonyms beginning with S > Scarcity

Looking for words with meaning close to 'scarcity': discover synonyms for the word scarcity, such as scarceness or scarce.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as scarcity. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": scarceness and shortages.


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Synonyms for scarcity sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for scarcity Degree of synonymy of scarcity Frequency in the language
scarceness
   40008  
scarce
   30008 1.71  
dearth
   30007 0.10  
paucity
   30007 0.08  
shortage
   30007 2.63  
penury
   30006 0.02  
poverty
   30006 4.33  
indigence
   30006 1.00  
deficit
   30005 1.08  
deficiency
   30005 1.04  
insufficiency
   30004 0.10  
inadequacy
   30004 0.33  
lack
   30004 17.75  
shortcoming
   30004 0.10  
insufficient
   30003 1.06  
failure
   30003 20.02  
weakness
   30003 8.90  
inadequate
   30002 1.86  
missing
   30001 87.92  
absence
   30001 6.31  

Lexical field of "scarcity"

scarceness
shortages
shortage
scarce
dearth
availability
rarity
paucity
starvation
depletion
exhaustion
unavailability
hardship
lack
insufficiency
constraint
poverty
deprivation
inadequacy
precariousness
shortfall
deficiency
indigence
shortness
absence
penury
weakness
destitution
insufficient
shortcoming
deficit
meagre
stringency
rare
crunch
failure
gap
inadequate
anarchism
flaw
rarefaction
missing
bit
glut
oversupply
insecurity
undersupply
overpopulation
overabundance
urbanization