Words Like SCANT

We have put together a list of words that are similar to SCANT.

15 Alternative Words Similar to scant

1 Work Verb      Hypernym Words Like Work
2 Restrict Verb      Hypernym Words Like Restrict
3 Furnish Verb      Hypernym Words Like Furnish
4 Provide Verb      Hypernym Words Like Provide
5 Supply Verb      Hypernym Words Like Supply
6 Render Verb      Hypernym Words Like Render
7 Insufficient Adjective      Equivalent Words Like Insufficient
8 Deficient Adjective      Equivalent Words Like Deficient
9 Limit Verb-transitive      Synonym Words Like Limit
10 Meager Adjective      Synonym Words Like Meager
11 Straiten Verb-transitive      Synonym Words Like Straiten
12 Scanting Verb-transitive      Form Words Like Scanting
13 Scanted Verb-transitive      Form Words Like Scanted
14 Short Adjective      Synonym Words Like Short
15 Light Adjective      Synonym Words Like Light

5 examples of scant

1 a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment
2 to scant one in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries
3 the wind scants
4 regularly gives short weight
5 a scant cup of sugar

10 definitions of scant

1 Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough.
2 Sparing; parsimonious; chary.
3 To limit; to straiten; to treat illiberally; to stint.
4 To cut short; to make small, narrow, or scanty; to curtail.
5 To fail, or become less; to scantle.
6 In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly.
7 Scantness; scarcity.
8 work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
9 limit in quality or quantity
10 supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
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