Antonyms of adj profuse

1 sense of profuse

Sense 1
exuberant, lush, luxuriant, profuse, riotous -- (produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming")

INDIRECT (VIA abundant) -> scarce -- (deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought")

Similarity of adj profuse

1 sense of profuse

Sense 1
exuberant, lush, luxuriant, profuse, riotous -- (produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming")
       => abundant (vs. scarce) -- (present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water")