Sparse and Several

Sparse adjective - Less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable.

Several and sparse are semantically related in some topic. In some cases you can use "Several" instead an adjective "Sparse".

Nearby Word: sparsely

Several adjective - (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many.

Sparse and several are semantically related in assorted topic. Sometimes you can use "Sparse" instead an adjective "Several", if it concerns topics such as some.