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

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Meager as an Adjective
Definitions of "Meager" as an adjective
Synonyms of "Meager" as an adjective (4 Words)
Usage Examples of "Meager" as an adjective
Associations of "Meager" (30 Words)

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)

meagerly	Deficient in amount or quality or extent.
meagre	(of a person or animal) lean; thin. A meagre* diet of bread and beans.*
scrimpy	Deficient in amount or quality or extent.
stingy	Mean; ungenerous. His boss is stingy* and idle.*

Usage Examples of "Meager" as an adjective

Meager resources.
Meager fare.

Associations of "Meager" (30 Words)

adequacy	The state or quality of being adequate. The adequacy* of testing procedures.*
cramped	Inhibiting the development of someone or something. He felt cramped* in a large organization.*
deficient	Having mental disabilities. A deficient* education.*
inadequacy	A lack of competence. Her feelings of personal inadequacy.
inadequate	Of insufficient quantity to meet a need. I felt like a fraud inadequate* to the task.*
incompleteness	The state of being crude and incomplete and imperfect. The study was criticized for incompleteness* of data but it stimulated further research.*
insufficient	Not enough; inadequate. Insufficient funds.
lacking	(of a quality) absent. Her appetite was lacking.
limited	Denoting a limited company used after a company name. The party stands for individual freedom and limited* government.*
meagerly	Deficient in amount or quality or extent. These voices are meagerly* represented at the conference.*
measly	Contemptibly small in amount. A measly* tip.*
paltry	Not worth considering. A paltry* wage.*
paucity	The presence of something in only small or insufficient quantities or amounts. A paucity* of information.*
pittance	An inadequate payment. They work all day for a mere pittance.
rare	Marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind. What is so rare* as a day in June.*
rarefaction	The lessening of density of tissue, especially of nervous tissue or bone. A sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium.
rarely	Remarkably well. I rarely* drive above 50 mph.*
rareness	Noteworthy scarcity.
rarity	Something unusual — perhaps worthy of collecting. To take the morning off was a rarity.
scant	Deal 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.*
scarce	Scarcely. A babe scarce* two years old.*
short	A short circuit. All too often you pitch the ball short.
sometimes	On certain occasions or in certain cases but not always. Sometimes I want to do things on my own.
sparse	Not dense. Areas of sparse* population.*
subsist	Provide sustenance for. The problem of subsisting the poor in a period of high bread prices.
substandard	Below the usual or required standard. Substandard spellings.
undermanned	Inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.
undersized	Of less than the usual size. The undersized* cubs may not survive the winter.*
wanting	Inadequate in amount or degree. They weren t wanting* in confidence.*