lacks

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

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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He added: “Any reporting that implies otherwise lacks factual knowledge of our actual investment.”

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The head of the state’s interscholastic organization told the Journal he suspects illicit payments motivate some transfers, though he lacks proof.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Sleek and hypnotic, it lacks the killer chorus needed to claim the Eurovision crown.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Markel lacks Berkshire-quality businesses, but it has an improving insurance story, a strong balance sheet, and a market value that is just 2% of Berkshire’s.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

It seems unfair not to give credit where credit is due simply because one lacks a certain number of candles on one’s birthday cake.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson