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be deficient

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 deprived be down and out be hard up be in need of be in want be inadequate be needy be poor be short be without 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 deprived of be found wanting be insufficient be poor be short of be without fall short in have need of stand in need of
Antonyms
WEAK
despise dislike hate have

Example Sentences

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But most other local governments in California have done little to order older buildings be evaluated and strengthened if found to be deficient.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2023

In mid-2022, Fed staff deemed the bank's management to be deficient and barred the bank from growing through mergers or acquisitions, Barr said.

From Reuters • Mar. 28, 2023

Some people are more likely to be deficient - people who don't get outdoors much or who cover their skin, as well as people with naturally darker skin.

From BBC • May 14, 2022

And a measure intended to “prevent contamination or mix-ups” was found to be deficient.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2021

In this quality I knew myself to be deficient.

From The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)