Famine
Famine noun - A falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number.
Stringency and famine are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stringency" instead a noun "Famine".
Nearby Word: famished
Stringency
Stringency noun - The quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism).
Famine and stringency are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Famine" instead a noun "Stringency".
Nearby Words: stringent, stringently
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- want and famine
- want and stringency
- lack and famine
- lack and stringency
- difficulty and famine
- difficulty and stringency
- deficiency and famine
- deficiency and stringency
- inadequacy and famine
- inadequacy and stringency
- dearth and famine
- dearth and stringency
- insufficiency and famine
- insufficiency and stringency
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Stringency and Famine. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/famine/stringency
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Stringency or Famine. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/famine/stringency.
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