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

Asia lacks a single alliance like the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to bind U.S. partners together.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

Hesperia lacks the widely available activities found in an urban center, so when monstrous fish are caught in the local lake, “it picks up traction pretty quickly,” Hernandez said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

She argued it "lacks psychological, emotional, political and ethical depth".

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Like I said, if she lacks confidence she might be too scared to ask questions.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

“Your brother lacks your skills, I’m afraid,” she said.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill