Scarcity and Surplus

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

Usage example: the scarcity of good restaurants around here is surprising

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Surplus is an antonym for scarcity in topics: shortage, deficiency.

Nearby Words: scarce, scarcely, scarceness

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

Usage example: we have a surplus of plastic knives, but we're short on forks and spoons for the picnic

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Scarcity is an antonym for surplus.

Nearby Word: surplusage

relative	relative scarcity	relative surplus
economic	economic scarcity	economic surplus

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Surplus and Scarcity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/scarcity/surplus

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