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be without

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

Example Sentences

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He worries about further increases but said: "As much as it costs, you don't want to be without insurance."

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Wilson, in a letter to shareholders Wednesday, pointed out that the company would be without a permanent CEO for nearly 300 days, a decision that he said “escapes logic.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

They will be without midfielder Xavi Simons for the rest of the season after he suffered a knee injury against Wolves, while striker Dominic Solanke also went off injured.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

While the Lakers are getting healthier, the Rockets will be without their star player for the third consecutive game.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

The Mounties wanted her “to be without fail in Vancouver the following Monday morning.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

be without

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