Synonyms for sparse
sparse

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1. sparse

   Synonyms:
   scattered, sprinkled, few, scanty, thin, meagre, innumerous

   Antonyms:
   dense, multitudinous, numerous, frequented, thick, crowded, populous

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1. sparse, thinadjective

   not dense

   "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"

   Synonyms:
   slender, slight, tenuous, fragile, lean, thin, flimsy

   Antonyms:
   concentrated

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1. sparseadjective

   Synonyms:
   scattered, spread here and there, not dense

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1. sparseadjective

   Synonyms:
   scattered, thin, innumerous, meager

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1. List of paraphrases for "sparse":

   dispersed, scattered, scatter, patchy, rare, scarce, sparsity, dispersion, dispersal, lightweight

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How to use sparse in a sentence?

1. Tiger Woods:

   Boy, it was nice to turn the round completely around there, they were into it early. Towards the back nine it started getting a little sparse. I think they might have tipped back a couple and got a little sleepy.

2. Kendra Viner:

   It just gets more and more sparse.

3. Timothy Gibson:

   Previously, the oldest widely accepted fossilized green algae was about 800 million years old, this work confirms what many have expected based on the existing, though sparse fossil record, which is that green algae likely existed about a billion years ago.

4. Sanjay Gupta:

   It was sparse, desolate, and for most requirements we would have to go to New Delhi, it was a distance away from everything that we needed.

5. The Drought Monitor:

   Short-term moderate and severe drought continued to expand, especially in the New York City area, New Jersey, and New England, where rainfall was sparse and temperatures were a few degrees above normal.