/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of scarceness Find synonyms for: Noun1. scarcity, scarceness, insufficiency, inadequacy, deficiencyusage: a small and inadequate amountWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: loathe Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language