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

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

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lacks

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian admitted on Aug. 8 that the naval blockade has cut off Iran’s import routes and that the government lacks the resources to import gasoline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

However, he lacks consistency, or an obvious position in the squad, and Lacey was used ahead of him in the number 10 role at times.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

When easyJet lacks staff at an airport, they are called in from another base, which must then fill its own gaps, said Bourdon.

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

The bone has short projections extending outward that resemble horns, and it lacks a ventral median groove.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026

A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to colour over his failure to keep his word.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli