Plenty
Plenty noun - An amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs.
Usage example: you'll have plenty of time to make your connecting flight
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
How words are described
| artificial | artificial plenty | artificial scarcity |
| relative | relative plenty | relative scarcity |
| main | main plenty | main scarcity |
| limited | limited plenty | limited scarcity |
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Scarcity and Plenty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/plenty/scarcity
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