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be without

VERB

lack

Synonyms

STRONGEST

need require want

STRONG

minus miss out

WEAK

be deficient in be short of have need of hurting for not got too little too late

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike have

VERB

need

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call for demand desire lack require

STRONG

claim covet crave exact hanker hunger long lust miss necessitate pine thirst wish yearn

WEAK

be deficient be deprived be down and out be hard up be in need of be in want be inadequate be needy be poor be short die for do without drive for feel a dearth of feel the necessity for feel the pinch go hungry have occasion for have occasion to have use for hurt for suffer privation yen for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

have not want

STRONG

abjure despise dislike give hate

WEAK

do not want

VERB

want

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call for demand require

STRONG

miss starve

WEAK

be deficient be deprived of be found wanting be insufficient be poor be short of fall short in have need of stand in need of

Antonyms

WEAK

despise dislike hate have

Example Sentences

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He worries about further increases but said: "As much as it costs, you don't want to be without insurance."

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Twelve months ago, when the debate over Fernandes' United future raged, the question being asked was simply this: where would they be without him?

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The Rockets, already trailing 2-0 in the best-of-seven series, will be without Kevin Durant.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

But unless Washington secures an agreement this year, shipbuilders will be without regulatory clarity, and America’s maritime dominance could be lost to history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Even if he did find some cake, what good would it be without Sally there to enjoy it with him?

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff

be without

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