| 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: | mean |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ungenerous |
Synonyms: |
close, greedy, mercenary, mingy, miserly, niggard, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, rapacious, scrimpy, selfish, stingy, tight, tight-fisted |
| Notes: | the median is the halfway point, dividing a series of numbers in half - while a mean is the average of the sum of the series |
Antonyms: |
generous, kind, unselfish |
| Main Entry: | narrow |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cheap, stingy |
Synonyms: |
avaricious, close, mean, mercenary, scrimpy, tight*, ungenerous |
Antonyms: |
generous, spendthrift, wasting |
| Main Entry: | parsimonious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | penny-pinching |
Synonyms: |
avaricious, chintzy, close, frugal, greedy, illiberal, mean, miserly, penurious, prudent, saving, scrimpy, selfish, skinflint, sparing, stingy*, tight*, tightfisted, tightwad |
Antonyms: |
generous, lavish, liberal |
| Main Entry: | piddly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | meager, trivial |
Synonyms: |
barren, deficient, diddly, flimsy, inconsiderable, insubstantial, insufficient, little, measly, mere, microscopic, minute, negligible, paltry, petty, puny, rinky-dink, scant, scrimpy, short, skimpy, slight, small, sparse, superficial, too little too late, two-bit, unproductive, worthless |
| Main Entry: | scant/scanty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inadequate |
Synonyms: |
bare, barely sufficient, close, deficient, exiguous, failing, insufficient, limited, little, meager, minimal, narrow, poor, rare, restricted, scrimpy, short, shy, skimpy, slender, spare, sparing, sparse, stingy, thin, tight, wanting |
Antonyms: |
abundant, adequate, ample, covering, plentiful, 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 |
Antonyms: |
adequate, enough, generous, sufficient |
| Main Entry: | sparse |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very few and scattered |
Synonyms: |
dispersed, exiguous, few and far between, inadequate, infrequent, meager, occasional, poor, rare, scant, scanty, scarce, scrimpy, skimpy, spare, sporadic, thin, uncommon |
Antonyms: |
full, lush, plentiful |
| Main Entry: | thrifty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | economical |
Synonyms: |
canny, careful, chary, cheap, chintzy, close*, close-fisted, conserving, frugal, mean, parsimonious, penny-pinching, preserving, provident, prudent, saving, scrimpy, sparing, steal, stingy*, tight*, unwasteful |
Antonyms: |
extravagant, spendthrift, uneconomical, wasteful |
| Main Entry: | scanty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inadequate |
Synonyms: |
bare, barely sufficient, close, deficient, exiguous, failing, insufficient, limited, little, meager, minimal, narrow, poor, rare, restricted, scant, scrimpy, short, shy, skimpy, slender, spare, sparing, sparse, stingy, thin, tight, wanting |
Antonyms: |
abundant, ample, plentiful |