I. ||scant noun
Synonyms: scarcity , insufficience, insufficiency, paucity, poverty, scarceness
II. scant adjective
|| 1.
Synonyms: stingy , ||chinchy, close, ||narrow, niggard, save-all, scrimpy, scrimy, tight, tightfisted
2.
Synonyms: short 3, deficient, failing, inadequate, insufficient, scanty, scarce, shy, unsufficient, wanting
3.
Synonyms: meager 2, exiguous, poor, scanty, scrimp, scrimpy, skimp, skimpy, spare, sparse
Antonyms: ample
III. scant verb
Synonyms: spare 3, short, skimp, ||skinch, stint