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Definitions

dearth

[durth] / dɜrθ /
NOUN
insufficiency, scarcity
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absence deficiency inadequacy lack paucity shortage
STRONG
default defect famine infrequency meagerness miss need poverty privation rareness scantiness scantness sparsity uncommonness want
WEAK
exiguousness slim pickings
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abundance adequacy enough plenty sufficiency
STRONG
advantage luxury perfection success wealth
WEAK
excess plentifulness

Example Sentences

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She now leads the endometriosis service for the Northern Care Alliance and said there was a "dearth of training" and therefore problem "identifying and diagnosing" the disease.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

A dearth of reliable data makes it hard to test theories or to reach definitive conclusions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

The dearth of public transport is another nail in the coffin of the sputtering economy.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

Given the dearth of savings I mentioned earlier in this column, this one thing could be a game-changer.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

There was a dearth of pens that day in class.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.