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MEAGER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MEAGER?

Need another word that means the same as “meager”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “meager” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Meager” are: meagerly, meagre, scrimpy, stingy

Meager as an Adjective

Definitions of "Meager" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “meager” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

  • Deficient in amount or quality or extent.

Synonyms of "Meager" as an adjective (4 Words)

meagerlyDeficient in amount or quality or extent.
meagre(of a person or animal) lean; thin.
A meagre diet of bread and beans.
scrimpyDeficient in amount or quality or extent.
stingyMean; ungenerous.
His boss is stingy and idle.

Usage Examples of "Meager" as an adjective

  • Meager resources.
  • Meager fare.

Associations of "Meager" (30 Words)

adequacyThe state or quality of being adequate.
The adequacy of testing procedures.
crampedInhibiting the development of someone or something.
He felt cramped in a large organization.
deficientHaving mental disabilities.
A deficient education.
inadequacyA lack of competence.
Her feelings of personal inadequacy.
inadequateOf insufficient quantity to meet a need.
I felt like a fraud inadequate to the task.
incompletenessThe state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect.
The study was criticized for incompleteness of data but it stimulated further research.
insufficientNot enough; inadequate.
Insufficient funds.
lacking(of a quality) absent.
Her appetite was lacking.
limitedDenoting a limited company used after a company name.
The party stands for individual freedom and limited government.
meagerlyDeficient in amount or quality or extent.
These voices are meagerly represented at the conference.
measlyContemptibly small in amount.
A measly tip.
paltryNot worth considering.
A paltry wage.
paucityThe presence of something in only small or insufficient quantities or amounts.
A paucity of information.
pittanceAn inadequate payment.
They work all day for a mere pittance.
rareMarked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind.
What is so rare as a day in June.
rarefactionThe lessening of density of tissue, especially of nervous tissue or bone.
A sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium.
rarelyRemarkably well.
I rarely drive above 50 mph.
rarenessNoteworthy scarcity.
raritySomething unusual — perhaps worthy of collecting.
To take the morning off was a rarity.
scantDeal with inadequately; neglect.
He does not scant his attention to the later writings.
scanty(of clothing) revealing; skimpy.
They paid whatever they could out of their scanty wages to their families.
scarceScarcely.
A babe scarce two years old.
shortA short circuit.
All too often you pitch the ball short.
sometimesOn certain occasions or in certain cases but not always.
Sometimes I want to do things on my own.
sparseNot dense.
Areas of sparse population.
subsistProvide sustenance for.
The problem of subsisting the poor in a period of high bread prices.
substandardBelow the usual or required standard.
Substandard spellings.
undermannedInadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.
undersizedOf less than the usual size.
The undersized cubs may not survive the winter.
wantingInadequate in amount or degree.
They weren t wanting in confidence.
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