Scarceness and Surfeit

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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

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Surfeit is an antonym for scarceness.

Nearby Words: scarce, scarcity, scarcely

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

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Scarceness is an antonym for surfeit.

Nearby Words: surfeited, surfeiting

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Surfeit and Scarceness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/scarceness/surfeit

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