| Main Entry: | meager |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | small, inadequate; poor |
Synonyms: |
bare, barren, deficient, exiguous, flimsy, inappreciable, inconsiderable, infertile, insubstantial, insufficient, little, mere, minimum, miserable, paltry, puny, scant, scanty, scrimp, scrimpy, shabby, short, skimp, skimpy, slender, slight, spare, sparse, subtle, tenuous, too little too late, unfinished, unfruitful, unproductive, wanting, weak |
Antonyms: |
adequate, large, liberal, plenty, substantial, sufficient |
| Main Entry: | skimpy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sparse, inadequate |
Synonyms: |
deficient, exiguous, failing, insufficient, meager, miserly, niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, scrimp, scrimpy, short, shy, spare, stingy, thin, tight, unsufficient, wanting |
| Notes: | scanty means barely adequate or sufficient; scant means less than the correct or full amount; skimpy means containing little excess |
Antonyms: |
adequate, enough, generous, sufficient |
| Main Entry: | scant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | meager |
Synonyms: |
bare, barren, deficient, exiguous, flimsy, inappreciable, inconsiderable, infertile, insubstantial, insufficient, little, mere, minimum, miserable, paltry, poor, puny, scanty*, scrimp, scrimpy, shabby, short, skimp, skimpy, slender, slight, spare, sparse, stingy, subtle, tenuous, thin, too little too late, unfinished, unfruitful, unproductive, wanting, weak |