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

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Of course, the way restorative justice is practiced often lacks real consequences and, again, research suggests it has led to more dangerous schools and poorer academic results.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Hubble's images revealed towering filament-like structures extending from only one side of the disk, while the opposite side appears sharply defined and lacks similar features.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

"Respectfully to the great state of Texas and Attorney General Paxton, this lawsuit lacks merit and is based on inaccurate and distorted information," a Netflix spokesperson told the news agency.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Mary is like a child, so forlorn that she lacks the will to protest as others make decisions for her.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly