Failure
Failure noun - A falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number.
Usage example: the failure of the potato crop had a devastating effect on the population of Ireland
Scantiness and failure are semantically related In some cases you can use "Scantiness" instead a noun "Failure".
Scantiness
Scantiness noun - A falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number.
Usage example: the scantiness of grass meant that we had to feed the cows extra hay
Failure and scantiness are semantically related in shortage topic. Sometimes you can use "Failure" instead a noun "Scantiness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- weakness and failure
- weakness and scantiness
- lack and failure
- lack and scantiness
- defect and failure
- defect and scantiness
- neglect and failure
- neglect and scantiness
- deficiency and failure
- deficiency and scantiness
- inadequacy and failure
- inadequacy and scantiness
- dearth and failure
- dearth and scantiness
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Scantiness and Failure. (2016). Retrieved 2025, February 04, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/failure/scantiness
Failure & Scantiness. N.p., 2016. Web. 04 Feb. 2025. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/failure/scantiness>.
Scantiness or Failure. 2016. Accessed February 04, 2025. https://thesaurus.plus/related/failure/scantiness.
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