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scant

[skant] / skænt /
ADJECTIVE
meager
Synonyms
STRONGEST
insufficient mere paltry scanty skimpy slight sparse
STRONG
bare scrimp short skimp spare thin wanting
WEAK
barren deficient exiguous flimsy inappreciable inconsiderable infertile insubstantial little minimum miserable poor puny scrimpy shabby slender stingy subtle tenuous too little too late unfinished unfruitful unproductive weak
Antonyms
STRONGEST
adequate ample enough important plentiful significant sufficient
STRONG
fat thick

Example Sentences

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There has been scant good news for California racing lately.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Even with scant evidence of sustained negotiations, Trump's post led US stock market futures to rally and global oil prices to drop precipitously.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

They dropped to a scant 190,370 last week and touched a five-month low.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Saqib said conditions there were worse than at other detention centers, with little food and scant access to legal resources.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

The odor of old age, of dust, of unwashed clothes and stale food intensified as she unwound a moth-eaten black shawl, revealing a head of scant white hair through which the scalp showed clearly.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.