Poverty and Surplus

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Poverty noun - A falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number.

Usage example: a poverty of information about the new policies

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Surplus is an antonym for poverty in want topic.

Surplus noun - The state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed.

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Poverty is an antonym for surplus.

Nearby Word: surplusage

relative	relative poverty	relative surplus
constant	constant poverty	constant surplus
massive	massive poverty	massive surplus
near	near poverty	near surplus
Other adjectives: former, military, economic.

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