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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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Russia lacks the wealth to build to U.S. standards, but “it usually works, and it’s definitely way cheaper, and then you can usually build it quickly.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

El Tri has few players in top-tier leagues and lacks game-changers on the wings, as Diego Lainez, Uriel Antuna and Hirving Lozano were left off the final roster.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Investors gain a high-dividend alternative but face downside risk as the preferred stock lacks protection if common stock drops.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

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

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Realizing that his slight had missed its mark, he hurried to say, “I only mean that he lacks the sort of expertise you’re looking for.”

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor