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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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A spokesman for USAA, whose unpaid claims ticked up to 51% from 49% a decade ago, said the Journal’s analysis was misleading because it lacks important context around why claims may be closed without payment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The clock is also ticking for Replimune, which lacks a commercialized product.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

But the product lacks a few of the key attributes that have made perpetual futures so popular around the world.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Instead, the brain appears to selectively prioritize foods containing the nutrients the body specifically lacks.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

I stand and wonder for a while and conclude that she probably just lacks confidence, like me.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak