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impatience n.
lack n.
smallness n.

NOUN

impatience

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anger annoyance anxiety eagerness edginess excitement nervousness restlessness uneasiness

STRONG

agitation avidity disquietude expectancy fretfulness haste hastiness heat impetuosity intolerance irritability rashness restiveness suspense vehemence violence

WEAK

ants in pants irritableness quick temper snappiness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathy calm calmness contentment enjoyment happiness joy peace

WEAK

control ease endurance forbearance patience tolerance waiting willingness

NOUN

lack

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 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

NOUN

smallness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

narrowness

STRONG

brevity diminutiveness minuteness petiteness scantiness slightness tininess

WEAK

atomity dinkiness infinitesimalness small size smallishness

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The retired science teacher, who spent her career working in Cardiff and Essex, had gone to see her GP about a shortness of breath thinking it could be "heart problems" before being given her diagnosis.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

It causes the number of red blood cells in the body to be reduced, and leads to fatigue and shortness of breath.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

This can lead to severe shortness of breath, fatigue, and repeated trips to the hospital.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

As the condition progresses, however, fatigue and shortness of breath can develop.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026

I tried desperately to ignore Olive’s order, but all my complaints started: churning stomach, pounding temples, shortness of breath.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

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