sparser
More spread out
Sparser is the comparative form of sparse, meaning more thinly scattered or less dense than something else.
Trees grow sparser as you climb toward the timberline.
Data becomes sparser in remote regions.
The crowds grew sparser as the night wore on.
Liquid diluting agent
- fewerSmaller in number
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- spread outExtended over distance
- dispersedSpread widely apart
rarefied · diffuse · uncrowded · spacious · roomy · open · airy · emptier
Spread irregularly about
- dispersedSpread widely apart
- dottedMarked with small points
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
patchy · uneven · separated · sprinkled · peppered · irregular · infrequent · occasional
Liquid diluting agent
- bareLacking any covering
- barrenUnable to produce
- scrubbierMore overgrown with undergrowth
- stuntedArrested in development
withered · desolate · threadbare · meager · scanty · cleared · thinned out
Less complex
- cleanerAgent that removes dirt
- leanerMore spare, less fat
- stripped downSimplified to basics
- pared downReduced to basics
uncluttered · streamlined · reduced · plainer · barer · starker
thinner
Liquid diluting agent
- fewerSmaller in number
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- spread outExtended over distance
dispersed · rarefied · diffuse · uncrowded · spacious · roomy · open · airy · emptier · diluted
scattered
Spread irregularly about
- dispersedSpread widely apart
- dottedMarked with small points
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
sporadic · patchy · uneven · separated · sprinkled · peppered · irregular · infrequent · occasional · discontinuous
thinner
Liquid diluting agent
stunted · withered · desolate · threadbare · meager · scanty · cleared · thinned out
simpler
Less complex
- cleanerAgent that removes dirt
- leanerMore spare, less fat
- stripped downSimplified to basics
pared down · uncluttered · streamlined · reduced · plainer · barer · starker
- sparse populationFew people per area
- sparsely populatedHaving few inhabitants
- sparse vegetationMinimal plant life present
- sparse treesWidely spaced forest growth