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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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About 15% of barrels transiting the Strait of Hormuz daily are refined products like jet fuel, which lacks crude oil’s bypass options.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Moving up to featherweight is an option, but the division lacks household names and a jump to super-featherweight is likely a step too far.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

About one-third of the private-sector workforce lacks access to a retirement-savings plan at work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

When asked about recent television viewing, the article suggests Becerra missed an opportunity to demonstrate relatable humanity by claiming he lacks time for leisure.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Still, our list of triumphs lacks many wild plants that, despite their value as food, we never succeeded in domesticating.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond