SCANTNESS Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

scantness

noun

Definition of scantness

as in shortage

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Noun

Nvidia has secured what could be a $500 billion memory supply agreement with SK Hynix, potentially alleviating a concern as the memory market faces a global shortage.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 27 July 2026
One big question, Chan said, is whether CXMT could help with the broader shortage.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 July 2026

Definition of shortage

Noun

Severe deficiency is uncommon, but nutrition experts say chronically low intake can signal a dietary gap worth addressing.

— Lauren Manaker MS, Health, 31 July 2026
Mertens regularly monitors Tunsil’s electrolytes and checks for nutrient deficiencies through bloodwork and DEXA scans that measure his body mass and bone density.

— Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of deficiency

Noun

Joe Mack shaved the Marlins’ deficit to 5-3 with a two-run homer off AJ Blubaugh in the seventh, his ninth home run of the season and second of the series.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Down 6-2 in seventh, and with runners on the corners, Padres reliever Bradgley Rodriguez was called for a balk to cut the deficit to three.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of deficit

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The unmissable experience—the thing worth showing up for, worth keeping the ticket stub from—migrates back to wherever scarcity lives.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Many clubs remain in playoff contention, creating a scarcity of clear sellers and making the market for impact players tight.

— Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of scarcity

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An extended Bellinger absence would be a big blow to a Yankees lineup that has already suffered a few of them.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
Chris Evans also took the stage to celebrate the return of Steve Rogers/Captain America after a seven-year absence (though Evans briefly reprised an earlier superhero role, Johnny Storm/Human Torch, in 2024’s Deadpool and Wolverine).

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 July 2026

Definition of absence

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The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that there would be an emergency road closure at the inbound Lawrence Avenue exit on the Kennedy (Interstate 90), citing the early morning concrete retention wall failure as the reason.

— Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
These failures stemmed not from new vulnerabilities, but from basic security flaws like weak passwords and unauthenticated endpoints, and reliance on assumptions over robust controls.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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