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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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Grammy Award winner Pink is hosting for the first time, and though the pop star lacks direct Broadway roots, her songs have been featured in the jukebox musicals “Moulin Rouge!” and “& Juliet.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Experts and critics have said he lacks the authority to do this.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Because their data access often lacks oversight, AI agents can inadvertently boost insider threats “just by working as designed,” said Eran Barak, co-founder and chief executive of cybersecurity firm MIND.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

But the product lacks a few of the key attributes that have made perpetual futures so popular around the world.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

But because he lacks one very basic ability—the ability to mind-read—he can be presented with that scene in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and come to a conclusion that is socially completely and catastrophically wrong.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell