thin on the ground
thin on the ground adjective: scarce; difficult to find.
Adjective
thin on the ground (comparative thinner on the ground, superlative thinnest on the ground)
- Scarce; difficult to find.
- She explains: "Customers are sadly thin on the ground, but my community and charity work are very much still part of me. [...]."2020 November 18, “Stop & Examine”, in Rail, page 71
- Synonyms:
- few and far between, deficient, in short supply, wanting, lacking, uncommon, rare, dearthy, geason, infrequent
- Antonyms:
- thick on the ground, common, widespread, abundant, ubiquitous
Synonyms of thin on the ground
- few and far between
- deficient
- in short supply
- wanting
- lacking
- uncommon
- rare
- dearthy
- infrequent
- non-common
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Antonyms
Forms of thin on the ground
| comparative | thinner on the ground |
|---|---|
| superlative | thinnest on the ground |
Questions about thin on the ground
- What does thin on the ground mean?
- Thin on the ground means scarce; difficult to find.
- What part of speech is thin on the ground?
- Thin on the ground is an adjective.
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