Abundance and Scarcity

Abundance

Abundance noun - A considerable amount.
Usage example: grew up with an abundance of cousins

Scarcity is an antonym for abundance in topics: plenty, great amount or supply.

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

Abundance is an antonym for scarcity in topics: shortage, deficiency.

Nearby Words: scarce, scarcely, scarceness

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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