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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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And it remains unclear whether their economic policies can coexist with a free market or be adequately funded without ballooning budget deficits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

"His understanding of what went on must have been far more limited than a 14 year old operating at a level without his deficits."

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The mice continued to show deficits in object recognition memory, indicating that additional brain regions may contribute to certain aspects of these disorders.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

In the Philippines, the oil price surge has hit an economy already struggling with twin deficits: fiscal and current accounts.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

I began thinking about what would happen if we all just acknowledged our brokenness, if we owned up to our weaknesses, our deficits, our biases, our fears.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson