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lacks

NOUN

deficiency, need

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absence dearth inadequacy loss paucity poverty reduction scarcity shortage shortcoming shortfall

STRONG

abridgement curtailment decrease default defect deficit depletion deprivation destitution distress exigency exiguity inferiority insufficiency meagerness miss necessity privation retrenchment scantiness shortness shrinkage shrinking slightness stint want

WEAK

insufficience

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abundance affluence enough excess plenty success sufficiency

STRONG

addition advantage enlargement expansion increase perfection

WEAK

extra lot plethora profusion surplus

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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Clayton may be in some respects a more serious choice, but the law creating the office back in 2004 required that the director have “extensive national security expertise”—something Clayton lacks as well.

From Slate • Jun. 15, 2026

The Vibe lacks modern creature comforts and safety equipment that come standard in new vehicles sold today.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Rinderknecht has denied all wrongdoing and his attorney, Steve Haney, has been quick to argue the government’s case is heavy on motive but lacks any proof.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

The hospital is short of money and supplies, and lacks an ambulance.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“It is as though the place lacks vertical lines,” da Cunha complained.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann