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lacked

VERB

do not have

Synonyms

STRONGEST

need require want

STRONG

minus miss out

WEAK

be deficient in be short of be without have need of hurting for not got too little too late

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike have

Example Sentences

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However, work on the study could not move forward because researchers lacked the detailed field information needed to properly document where and how the fossil had been found.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

Yadav told The Economic Times newspaper that he "refused to believe" that the US lacked information regarding the nationalities of the people on board those ships.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

He could be withering to Wall Street analysts and others who he believed lacked an understanding of the business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

They have also lacked consistency in the Africa Cup of Nations, missing the 2012 and 2017 editions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

This was insane: The arbiter of the value of the bonds lacked access to relevant information about the bonds.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis