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meagerness Synonyms

Another word for meagerness

Choosing another word for meagerness depends on context, so the 16 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

The state or quality of being deficient in quantity, fullness, or richness; scantiness or inadequacy.

Usage Example

"The scantiness of the harvest forced the villagers to ration their grain throughout the winter."

Strongest
scantiness
paucity
scarcity
Strong
sparseness
insufficiency
inadequacy
dearth
paltriness
skimpiness

• noun (Context 2)

The condition of being physically thin, lean, or emaciated.

Usage Example

"The stray dog's extreme leanness showed that it had been wandering without food for weeks."

Strongest
leanness
thinness
Strong
gauntness
emaciation
scrawniness
skinniness
lankiness

Opposites of meagerness

The opposite of meagerness shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

abundance
plenty
plumpness
profusion
corpulence
copiousness
fleshiness
bounty
See all opposites of meagerness

• Nearby Words

meadowsweet
meager
meagerly
meagerness
meal
mealtime
mealworm

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Meagerness. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/meagerness
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