Synonyms & related words for meagre

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of meagre — including scrimpy, paltry, exiguous, scanty, measly, scant. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to meagre

Explore words related to meagre — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include meager, meagerly, exiguousness, exiguity, exiguously, stingy, scantness, punily. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for meagre

Common synonyms for meagre include scrimpy, paltry, exiguous, scanty, measly, scant, skimpy, piddling — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does meagre come from?

The word meagre breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root meagre, from Latin macer (“lean, thin”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.