Meaning

1 senses

  1. Scarce; difficult to find.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Creative ideas have been thin on the ground lately.

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Forms

thinner on the ground, thinnest on the ground

Synonyms

21 synonyms
deficientC2uncommonB2rareB1seldomB2few and far betweenin short supplywantinglackingdearthygeasoninfrequentnon-commonraresomescant

Antonyms

5 antonyms
thick on the groundcommonA2widespreadB1abundantB1ubiquitous

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
thinA1thinethingA1
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