Definitions

dearth

[durth] / dɜrθ /

NOUN

insufficiency, scarcity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absence deficiency inadequacy lack paucity shortage

STRONG

default defect famine infrequency meagerness miss need poverty privation rareness scantiness scantness sparsity uncommonness want

WEAK

exiguousness slim pickings

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abundance adequacy enough plenty sufficiency

STRONG

advantage luxury perfection success wealth

WEAK

excess plentifulness

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Finding their conversations therapeutic—and perceiving a dearth of literature on mistakes—they have written “From Mistakes to Meaning.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Didn’t happen, of course, and today we are more concerned about a birth dearth instead.

From Barron's

Wall Street isn’t overly concerned about a potential dearth of tech IPOs this year.

From The Wall Street Journal

Artificial intelligence could change the world but the dearth of women in the booming sector will undermine pledges for inclusive technology, top computer scientist Wendy Hall told AFP on Friday.

From Barron's

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