meagre Antonyms
Strongest:
- sufficient
- rich
- bountiful
- enough
- tolerable
- bountiful
- adequate
- copious
- plentiful
- abundant
- satisfactory
- ample
- satisfactory
- generous
- adequate
- liberal
- abundant
- generous
- copious
- liberal
- enough
- rich
- tolerable
- sufficient
- ample
- plentiful
Strong:
- excess
- fat
- lavish
- extra
- lavish
- plenteous
- prolific
- fat
- plenteous
- extra
- fruitful
- fertile
- fertile
- excess
- fruitful
- prolific
Weak:
Meaning of meagre
meagre (a)
deficient in amount or quality or extent
meagre (a.)
Destitue of, or having little, flesh; lean.
Destitute of richness, fertility, strength, or the like; defective in quantity, or poor in quality; poor; barren; scanty in ideas; wanting strength of diction or affluence of imagery.
Dry and harsh to the touch, as chalk.
meagre (v. t.)
To make lean.
meagre (n.)
A large European sciaenoid fish (Sciaena umbra or S. aquila), having white bloodless flesh. It is valued as a food fish.
meagre Sentence Examples
- The hikers' meagre provisions were barely enough to sustain them on their arduous journey.
- Despite the arduous work, the wages were meagre, leaving the laborers struggling to make ends meet.
- The country's meagre resources made it difficult to provide basic services to its citizens.
- The government's meagre efforts to address climate change were widely criticized as insufficient.
- The meager rewards offered for solving the mystery failed to attract many investigators.
- The meager size of the apartment made it cramped and uncomfortable for its occupants.
- The farmers' meagre harvest due to drought cast a pall over the community.
- The company's meager sales figures raised concerns about its long-term viability.
- The student's meagre grasp of the subject matter resulted in a failing grade.
- The town's meager infrastructure made it difficult to attract new businesses and residents.
FAQs About the word meagre
deficient in amount or quality or extentDestitue of, or having little, flesh; lean., Destitute of richness, fertility, strength, or the like; defective in quant
poor,sparse, scarce,scant, minimal, lowest, exiguous, sparing, scanty, inadequate
sufficient, rich, bountiful, enough, tolerable, bountiful, adequate, copious, plentiful, abundant
The hikers' meagre provisions were barely enough to sustain them on their arduous journey.
Despite the arduous work, the wages were meagre, leaving the laborers struggling to make ends meet.
The country's meagre resources made it difficult to provide basic services to its citizens.
The government's meagre efforts to address climate change were widely criticized as insufficient.
