What's New Zealand like? Is it as sparsely populated as Australia?
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Sparsely
Synonyms for "sparsely" (44 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Noun(1 words)
german dünn
Strong matches (13)
here and therein all quartersin placesin spotsinfrequentlymeagerlynot oftenpassimpiddlinglyrarelyscantily
Adverb(2 words)
Related words (22)
scarcelyscarcely everscrimpilyseldomseverelysimplyskimpilysparinglysparsimsporadicallyspottilystingilythinthroughoutuncommonlyunfrequentlyunoftenvery seldomwherever you look
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4 entriesCollocations
6 entriessparsely detectablesparsely distributedsparsely forestedsparsely populatedsparsely studiedsparsely vegetated
Inflections
2 entriesmore sparselymost sparsely
Derivations
3 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Tom lives a very simple life in a sparsely furnished apartment.
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The region is large, but sparsely populated.
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The region is enormous, but sparsely populated.
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