for lack of

phrase

: not having (the thing specified)

They called it a comet, for lack of a better term/word.

For lack of anything better to do, we went to the park.

Examples of for lack of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Andie doesn’t live in a great place, and there’s no real moment of, for lack of a better word, catharsis. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

The star attorney previously withdrew from the Los Angeles case for lack of funding. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

If acquitted for lack of criminal responsibility, Clancy would then face a potentially indefinite series of commitment orders confining her to a secure state mental health facility. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Conley, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, dismissed the case without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and granted the defendants’ sanctions motions. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for for lack of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove