Vocabulary
Scant
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
barely sufficient or adequate.
Urdu meaning
بمشکل کچھ، کم، چھوٹا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
Sentences are selected from stored editorial text where your search word appears. If none appear yet, run the admin sentence generator for fuller coverage.
- During the Cold War, India had scant interest in the Saudi monarchy.
- A narrow, oligarchic elite has dominated the country`s politics and protected its interests with scant regard for societal welfare.
- This includes cutting flows, as it did in the Chenab earlier this year, causing shortages and unleashing huge volumes of water across the border, with little warning and scant details.
- The Met Department`s Aug 12 advisory did warn of heavy rain in KP, AJK and GB but it was scant on details for preparedness.
- The water problem in Gwadar is not new, as the port town is located in an arid zone, with scant rainfall.
Synonyms
little, little or no, minimal, hardly any, limited, negligible, barely sufficient
Antonyms
abundant, ample, sufficient
Curator example
“companies with scant regard for the safety of future generations”
More vocabulary to explore
About this vocabulary section.
These entries support close reading of Dawn editorials and opinion pieces: short definitions,
Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
so you can see tone and usage.
Common questions
- Do I need to sign up to use this vocabulary page?
- No. Word pages are open to everyone. You can read meanings in English and Urdu, synonyms and antonyms, and example sentences without creating an account.
- Where do the example sentences come from?
- When available, example sentences are drawn from cached matches in our Dawn editorial corpus so you can see how a word is used in real newsroom-style prose.
- How is this different from a dictionary?
- This section is curated for students preparing for competitive exams and editorial reading. Entries are compact, often include Urdu glosses, and are paired with in-context lines from editorials when we have them.
