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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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Clayton may be in some respects a more serious choice, but the law creating the office back in 2004 required that the director have “extensive national security expertise”—something Clayton lacks as well.

From Slate • Jun. 15, 2026

Unlike the US, the UK currently lacks a formal, centralised system for recording or investigating UFO sightings.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

While she lacks her father’s natural charisma, she also rejects his authoritarian tendencies, allies say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

While praising the VA for reserving the contract for businesses owned by disabled veterans, Sherin said the plan lacks the ingredient he views as most important.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

It seems unfair not to give credit where credit is due simply because one lacks a certain number of candles on one’s birthday cake.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson