deficits

NOUN

shortage of something needed, required

Synonyms

STRONGEST

loss shortfall

STRONG

arrears defalcation default deficiency dues inadequacy insufficiency lack paucity scantiness shortcoming

WEAK

dead horse due bill in hock in the hole in the red insufficience red ink underage

Antonyms

STRONG

abundance adequacy advantage enough perfection plenty satisfaction success sufficiency

WEAK

excess superfluousness

Example Sentences

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deficits

Trade deficits are a negative for GDP, but they rarely have any immediate impact on ordinary consumers.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Most of Wales and Northern Ireland have also had rainfall deficits, although parts of western Scotland have been wetter than average.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

"For decades, the city has been living beyond its means and is now making up its budget deficits at the expense of tourism," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

Service structures that bring people together, that address real social deficits: the loneliness epidemic, the collapse of local institutions, the teacher shortage, an aging nation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Milton, however, was aware of none of these physical deficits.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides