Synonyms for Ninth Grade Students: Scarce

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  1. scant
    less than the correct or legal or full amount
  2. scanty
    lacking in extent or quantity
  3. meager
    deficient in amount or quality or extent
  4. sparse
    not dense or plentiful
  5. insufficient
    of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
  6. deficient
    inadequate in amount or degree
  7. inadequate
    not sufficient to meet a need
  8. lacking
    inadequate in amount or degree
  9. negligible
    so small as to be meaningless; insignificant
  10. wanting
    inadequate in amount or degree
Created on Tue Jun 24 11:49:59 EDT 2025 (updated Tue Jun 24 11:51:18 EDT 2025)

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