Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with scarce in American Collocation
scarce
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/skers/
very
exceedingly
extremely
very
Wartime pictures of the village are extremely scarce.
rather
comparatively
fairly
pretty
quite
rather
relatively
Carry a toilet roll with you on your travels, as they can be quite scarce in some countries.
increasingly
increasingly
Water is an increasingly scarce resource throughout the world.
be
become
grow
remain
Fresh water is now becoming scarce in many regions of the world.