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 worries that the majority’s reasoning lacks administrable limits.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026

Southern Command on Friday said it was boosting American military support to Venezuela to help assess damage to airfields and residential areas, as well as transporting lifesaving supplies that the South American country often lacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

The Alphabet preferred yields more than 6%, versus 0.2% for the common stock, but the preferred lacks the security of traditional convertibles since it will be converted into Alphabet common in three years.

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

The company failed to warn users about potential dangers, verify the ages of minors and lacks adequate parental controls, the lawsuit alleges.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

Most of the radiation that surrounds us lacks the energy to do us harm.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland