Nearby Words
lacking [lak-ing]
Main Entry:
lack [lak]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: do not have
Synonyms: be deficient in, be short of, be without, have need of, hurting for, minus, miss, need, not got, out, require, too little too late, want
Antonyms: have
Main Entry: absent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: deficient in something needed or usual
Synonyms: bare, blank, devoid, empty, hollow, lacking, minus, missing, nonexistent, omitted, unavailable, vacant, vacuous, wanting
Antonyms: sufficient
Main Entry: bankrupt
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: unable to pay debts
Synonyms: broke, depleted, destitute, exhausted, failed, impoverished, in Chapter 11, insolvent, lacking, lost, out of business, ruined, spent, tapped out
Antonyms: rich, solvent, wealthy
Main Entry: bare
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: without covering or content
Synonyms: arid, barren, blank, bleak, clear, desert, desolate, empty, lacking, mean, open, poor, scanty, scarce, stark, unfurnished, vacant, vacuous, void, wanting
Notes: bare is to uncover or reveal or to expose; bear is to hold up, support, transport - or an animal
Antonyms: covered, full
Main Entry: below par
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: second-rate in quality
Synonyms: below average, imperfect, inferior, lacking, not oneself, off, off-form, poor, substandard, under the weather, wanting
Main Entry: call for
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: demand; entail
Synonyms: ask for, inquire, involve, lack, necessitate, need, occasion, request, require, suggest, want
Main Entry: defective
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: broken, not working
Synonyms: abnormal, amiss, blemished, damaged, deficient, faulty, flawed, impaired, imperfect, inadequate, incomplete, injured, insufficient, lacking, on the bum, out of order, poor, seconds, sick, subnormal, unfinished, unhealthy, unsound, wanting
Antonyms: excellent, faultless, flawless, perfect, unbroken
Main Entry: deficient
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: imperfect, inadequate
Synonyms: amiss, bad, damaged, defective, exiguous, faulty, flawed, found wanting, impaired, incomplete, inferior, infrequent, injured, insufficient, lacking, marred, meager, not cut out for, not enough, not make it, not up to scratch, outta gas, rare, scant, scanty*, scarce, second fiddle, second string, short, shy, sketchy, skimpy, third string, unassembled, unequal, unfinished, unsatisfactory, wanting, weak
Antonyms: adequate, ample, enough, excessive, faultless, flawless, perfect, satisfactory, sufficient, superfluous
Main Entry: demand
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: require
Synonyms: ask, call for, command, crave, cry out for, fail, involve, lack, necessitate, need, oblige, take, want
Antonyms: give, present, supply
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