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

“He can fool you with his polish upwards,” the memo notes, adding that Flores has “little people skills, lacks self-awareness and can sometimes exhibit erratic behavior.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber said the federal list of names lacks the detail and function to be of any investigative use.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

And on homeless encampments, her team said a mayor lacks the legal authority to block council members from creating new no-camping zones.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

However, the 21-year-old lacks that killer edge in front of goal at this level.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

If the church stash is low or lacks a needed size, he gives away the few shoes and clothes he owns.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

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