Meaning & use
scarcer
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More limited in supply or availability; harder to find or obtain.
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Fresh water is becoming scarcer in many regions due to drought.
Job openings in the industry grew scarcer as the recession deepened.
A note on using this word
"Scarcer" is the comparative form of "scarce," used to compare degrees of shortage between two things or times.
Words with a similar meaning
rarersparser
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Words with an opposite meaning
more abundantmore plentiful
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