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lacked

VERB

do not have

Synonyms

STRONGEST

need require want

STRONG

minus miss out

WEAK

be deficient in be short of be without have need of hurting for not got too little too late

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike have

Example Sentences

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Offa’s successors appear to have lacked his fortitude.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Earlier large-scale studies often lacked detailed measures of physical activity, cardiovascular fitness, and inflammation, making it harder to isolate the role of muscular strength alone.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

The CIT on May 7 granted a permanent injunction to Burlap & Barrel, Basic Fun!, and the state of Washington, but said that 23 other states lacked standing.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

It lacked even "one single new proposal", she told me.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Neither North Carolina nor the US government recognized its bid for statehood, but they lacked the resources to force Franklin back into North Carolina’s control.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz