to grow or increase quickly
- Similar:
- flourish
- Opposite:
- decline
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dearth
noun
a serious lack or shortage of something
The dearth of food worried the town.
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More size & amount words
a becoming smaller or less in size or amount
- Similar:
- reduction
- Opposite:
- augmentation
so different that the things cannot easily be compared
- Similar:
- different
- Opposite:
- alike
the great size or seriousness of something, often something bad
- Similar:
- seriousness
- Opposite:
- insignificance
not needed or not connected to the matter at hand
- Similar:
- unnecessary
- Opposite:
- essential
so slight or small that it can hardly be noticed
- Similar:
- slight
- Opposite:
- noticeable
of little importance and not worth worrying about
- Similar:
- trivial
- Opposite:
- crucial
too big or hard to be overcome
- Similar:
- impossible
- Opposite:
- beatable