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Synonyms & Antonyms of dearth
1
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
- there was a dearth of usable firewood at the campsite
Synonyms for dearth
- crunch,
- deficiency,
- deficit,
- drought
- (also drouth),
- failure,
- famine,
- inadequacy,
- inadequateness,
- insufficiency,
- lack,
- lacuna,
- paucity,
- pinch,
- poverty,
- scantiness,
- scarceness,
- scarcity,
- shortage,
- undersupply,
- want
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2
the fact or state of being absent
- the dearth of salesclerks at the shoe store annoyed us
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“Dearth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dearth. Accessed 5 Aug. 2021.
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