Synonyms of paucity

paucity

noun

as in shortage

a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number

a paucity of useful answers to the problem of traffic congestion at rush hour

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shortage
• lack
• deficiency
• scarcity
• dearth
• absence
• deficit
• inadequacy
• insufficiency
• drought
• lacuna
• poverty
• famine
• drouth
• scarceness
• scantiness
• crunch
• failure
• undersupply
• inadequateness
• omission
• pinch
• want
• necessity
• meagerness
• skimpiness
• privation
• poorness
• need

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abundance
• plenty
• adequacy
• wealth
• sufficiency
• amplitude
• plenitude
• opulence
• excess
• surplus
• overabundance
• surfeit
• copiousness
• oversupply
• bountifulness

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