Meanings
comparative thinner on the ground · superlative thinnest on the ground
- Scarce; difficult to find.
She explains: "Customers are sadly thin on the ground, but my community and charity work are very much still part of me. [...]."
2020 November 18, “Stop & Examine”, in Rail, page 71Synonyms: few and far between, deficient, in short supply, wanting, lacking, uncommon, rare, dearthy · Antonyms: thick on the ground, common, widespread, abundant, ubiquitous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveScarce; difficult to find.
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thin on the ground. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thin%20on%20the%20ground
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