Synonyms for paucity
ˈpɔ sɪ tipauci·ty

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1. paucitynoun

   Synonyms:
   scantiness, scarcity, dearth

2. paucitynoun

   Fewness in number; too few.

   Synonyms:
   scarcity, scantiness, dearth

3. paucitynoun

   A smallness in size or amount that is insufficient; meagerness, dearth.

   Synonyms:
   scantiness, scarcity, dearth

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. paucity

   Synonyms:
   rarity, scantity, fewness, deficiency, lack

   Antonyms:
   frequency, quantity, number, abundance

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1. dearth, paucitynoun

   an insufficient quantity or number

   Synonyms:
   shortage, dearth, famine

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1. • Scarcity

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1. paucitynoun

   Synonyms:
   fewness, small number

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1. List of paraphrases for "paucity":

   scarcity, shortage, rarity, dearth, lack, inadequacy, insufficiency, shortfall

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1. Norman Mailer:

   The horror of the Twentieth Century was the size of each new event, and the paucity of its reverberation.

2. David Spergel:

   Given the paucity of observations, our first task is simply to gather the most robust set of data that we can, we will be identifying what data – from civilians, government, non-profits, companies – exists, what else we should try to collect, and how to best analyze it.

3. F.M. Faber Jr.:

   It is quoted that someone once baked 'four and twenty blackbirds in a single pie': Was the number of blackbirds determined by game-management officials, or simply a paucity in the hunter's bag?

4. Mark Vitner:

   We continue to believe that the housing market will be one of the bright spots for the domestic economy in 2016 ... reflecting stronger job growth, increased household formations and the current paucity of supply, particularly in the new home market, expectations that interest rates are likely to remain lower for longer should also support demand.

5. Jonathan Turley:

   I am concerned about lowering impeachment standards to fit a paucity of evidence and an abundance of anger. I believe this impeachment not only fails to satisfy the standard of past impeachments but would create a dangerous precedent for future impeachments.