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

Gold prices remained supported with ANZ saying investors were seeking protection from runaway budget deficits and a weaker dollar by buying the precious metal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

That trade is based on the view that investors will turn to alternative assets like gold or bitcoin on worries that stubborn government deficits and higher inflation will debase currencies like the dollar.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

Across a reporting period from July 1 to Aug. 15, the survey detected hot spells and water deficits across the entirety of France and much of Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Who do these darn Canadians think they are, paying for our federal deficits and keeping a cap on our mortgage rates?

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

I began thinking about what would happen if we all just acknowledged our brokenness, if we owned up to our weaknesses, our deficits, our biases, our fears.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson