deficits

NOUN

shortage of something needed, required

Synonyms

STRONGEST

loss shortfall

STRONG

arrears defalcation default deficiency dues inadequacy insufficiency lack paucity scantiness shortcoming

WEAK

dead horse due bill in hock in the hole in the red insufficience red ink underage

Antonyms

STRONG

abundance adequacy advantage enough perfection plenty satisfaction success sufficiency

WEAK

excess superfluousness

Example Sentences

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deficits

The general public doesn’t have “a perfect understanding of the link between deficits and the economy,” but “at some level people do understand the connection,” Goldwein added.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 20, 2026

That has combined with investor concern about rising government debt and deficits and extra bond supply from corporate AI spending.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Last week, mortgage rates, which are tied to the 10-year Treasury yield, rose even higher following a bond-market selloff driven by investors’ fears of stubborn inflation and soaring government deficits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

But traders add that there are a number of other factors pushing yields higher, such a solid labor market, swollen U.S. budget deficits and a deluge of tech-company debt issuance competing for investors’ cash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

I’d seen enough at this point to understand how quickly even small deficits can snowball, too.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama