Crunch
Crunch noun - A falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number.
Usage example: a severe energy crunch that resulted in long lines at the gas pumps
Scarceness and crunch are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scarceness" instead a noun "Crunch".
Scarceness
Scarceness noun - A falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number.
Usage example: the continuing scarceness of supplies means that we will have to ration ourselves
Crunch and scarceness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crunch" instead a noun "Scarceness".
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Scarceness and Crunch. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crunch/scarceness
Crunch & Scarceness. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/crunch/scarceness>.
Scarceness or Crunch. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crunch/scarceness.
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