Bursting and Scant

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Bursting adjective - Containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible.

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Scant is an antonym for bursting.

Nearby Words: burst, burster, bursty

Scant adjective - Less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable.

Usage example: jobs for teenagers were scant that summer

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Bursting is an antonym for scant.

Nearby Words: scanty, scanted, scanting

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Scant and Bursting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bursting/scant

Bursting & Scant. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bursting/scant>.

Scant or Bursting. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bursting/scant.

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