Word Type

Verb

Noun

Adjective

Determiner

Adverb

Adjective

The word "scant" can be used as verb, noun, adjective, determiner, adverb and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

ample

Derived Terms

scantily scantly scantness scants scanty

Context

masonry wood

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

bound confine furnish limit offer provide render restrict supply throttle trammel work

Manner Of

restrict

Related Terms

amount limit scantily scantle share sheet stint

Similar Terms

deficient insufficient

Synonym Network

few geason light skimp stint

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.