Abundance
Abundance noun - A considerable amount.
Usage example: grew up with an abundance of cousins
Nearby Words: abundant, abundantly
Scarcity
Scarcity noun - A falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number.
Usage example: the scarcity of good restaurants around here is surprising
How words are described
| relative | relative abundance | relative scarcity |
| extreme | extreme abundance | extreme scarcity |
| few | few abundance | few scarcity |
| surprising | surprising abundance | surprising scarcity |
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