All scant synonyms
scant
S s adjective scant
- incapacious β Not capacious; narrow, small, weak, or foolish.
- wanting β lacking or absent: a motor with some of the parts wanting.
- mingy β mean and stingy; niggardly.
- mean β to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
- narrow β of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- niggardly β reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly.
- inadequate β not adequate or sufficient; inept or unsuitable.
- failing β Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: Their app update is a massive fail. the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: His online post is full of fail. a person who fails in this way.
- bare β If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.
adj scant
- a few β small number of
- insufficient β not sufficient; lacking in what is necessary or required: an insufficient answer.
- lithesome β bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible: the lithe body of a ballerina.
- cut rate β a price, fare, or rate below the standard charge.
- in short supply β If something is in short supply, there is very little of it available and it is difficult to find or obtain.
- at a premium β If something is at a premium, it is wanted or needed, but is difficult to get or achieve.
- flawed β characterized by flaws; having imperfections: a flawed gem; a seriously flawed piece of work.
- little β small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- few and far between β not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
- mini β miniskirt.
- deficient β If someone or something is deficient in a particular thing, they do not have the full amount of it that they need in order to function normally or work properly.
- low β to utter by or as by lowing.
- meager β deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness; scanty; inadequate: a meager salary; meager fare; a meager harvest.
- few β not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously.
- linear β of, consisting of, or using lines: linear design.
- gracile β gracefully slender.
- infrequent β happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
verb scant
- live with β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- make light of β of little weight; not heavy: a light load.
- laugh off β to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
- cut corners β to do something in the easiest and shortest way, esp at the expense of high standards
- neglect β to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- have nothing to do with β not associate with
- make ends meet β the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope.