lacks

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deficiency, need n.
do not have v.

NOUN

deficiency, need

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absence dearth inadequacy loss paucity poverty reduction scarcity shortage shortcoming shortfall

STRONG

abridgement curtailment decrease default defect deficit depletion deprivation destitution distress exigency exiguity inferiority insufficiency meagerness miss necessity privation retrenchment scantiness shortness shrinkage shrinking slightness stint want

WEAK

insufficience

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abundance affluence enough excess plenty success sufficiency

STRONG

addition advantage enlargement expansion increase perfection

WEAK

extra lot plethora profusion surplus

VERB

do not have

Synonyms

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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

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dislike have

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lacks

NPR described the outcome as a striking rejection of the FDA’s stance, pointing out that every one of these compounds lacks the large, well-controlled clinical trials required to prove safety and effectiveness in humans.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

“It is the leading edge of a system that lacks accountability, effective monitoring, and prioritizes inputs rather than outcomes.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

He added that if at any time a leader of an AI company lacks confidence in their product they should choose to not release it.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

"We found that the diffraction patterns themselves become chiral because the structure lacks mirror symmetry," explains senior author Masaya Notomi.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

“Ah. There is strength in this new voice of yours. But it lacks wisdom.”

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis