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sparse

/spɑːɹs/adjective1 syllable

Sparse means: not dense.

Synonyms for sparse5

adjective, as in not dense

also used for sparse

spread out, insufficient, paltry

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What does sparse mean?1

adjective

1

not dense“a thin beard”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sparse?3

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Sparse in a sentence

  • With sparse exceptions, drug trafficking gangs tend to align politically with the right.shekitten
  • It makes things easier if your matrix is sparse.FeuDRenais2
  • Kalman was walking in the sparse woods.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of sparse

as a adjective

comparative
sparser
superlative
sparsest