Extra and Scant

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Extra

Extra adjective - Being over what is needed.
Usage example: always has extra food on hand in the event that unexpected company drops by
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Scant is an antonym for extra.

Scant

Scant adjective - Less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable.
Usage example: jobs for teenagers were scant that summer
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Extra is an antonym for scant.
Nearby Words: scanty, scanted, scanting
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  • Video Game / The Adventures Of Batman And Robin Video Game Lives: You start with three lives, and there are a scant few extra lives hidden in containers throughout the game.
    Source: Video Game / The Adventures Of Batman And Robin
  • Film / Deadpool Ascended Extra: Negasonic Teenage Warhead is a minor X-Men character who died in her first appearance and has only made a few scant appearances posthumously since.
    Source: Film / Deadpool
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Scant and Extra. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/extra/scant
Extra & Scant. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/extra/scant>.
Scant or Extra. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/extra/scant.

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