be without

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lack v.
need v.
want v.

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

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be without

Putting out his cigarette before starting the evening service, he sighed: "I think we'll be without water for at least another two months."

From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026

But it does make one wonder what Burning Man would be without tech bros.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026

A win against Qatar almost certainly would be enough to see Canada through to the second round, but the team once again will be without its best player, injured winger Alphonso Davies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

What would summer on the beach be without chocolate and marshmallows between graham crackers—or without angst and wish fulfillment between book covers?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

I began asking myself: Why was it a crime to be without books and a proper uniform?

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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