lacks

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All (2) Noun (1) Verb (1)

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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

Congress lacks “the power to issue orders directly to the States.”

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

It lacks a steering wheel, gas pedal and mirrors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Because Mars lacks this process, scientists have often assumed that its crust formed in a much simpler way.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

A lifelong fan of the Jurassic Park movies, Suravech joked that his work lacks Hollywood's deep pockets.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

“Principal Peattie does not give a student who lacks the discipline to go to assigned classes the privilege of attending advanced classes.”

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt