Definitions

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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And yet historians, he tells us, have made scant use of it.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is scant evidence to support his claim.

From Barron's

Many countries have tried to reverse this trend, with scant success.

From The Wall Street Journal

The ruling also enabled them to promote their wares broadly and with scant regulation on where, when or how they’re marketed.

From Salon

Given scant home-based talent and difficulty recruiting the best talent to Washington, the programming at the Kennedy Center hasn’t been competitive with what large-city performing arts institutions offer.

From The Wall Street Journal

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