lacuna
noun
, -ˈkyü-\
, -ˈkü-ˌnī \
also lacunas\ lə-ˈkü-nəz
, -ˈkyü- \
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Other Words from lacuna
, -ˈkyü- \
or less commonly lacunate \ lə-ˈkü-nət
, -ˈkyü- , -ˌnāt ; ˈla-kyə-ˌnāt \
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms for lacuna
Synonyms
crunch, dearth, deficiency, deficit, drought (also drouth), failure, famine, inadequacy, inadequateness, insufficiency, lack, paucity, pinch, poverty, scantiness, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, undersupply, want
Antonyms
abundance, adequacy, amplitude, opulence, plenitude, plenty, sufficiency, wealth
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The constitutional prohibition on people under the age of 35 serving as president is just one of these weird lacuna that was handed down to us from the 18th century but that nobody would seriously propose creating today if not for status quo bias. — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, "It’s ridiculous that it’s unconstitutional for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to run for president," 12 Dec. 2018 The hollow is rich and generative, a lacuna of a kind Ball has mastered. — Ellie Robins, latimes.com, "Jesse Ball's 'Census' is an understated tale of a father and son taking stock of America," 9 Mar. 2018 But at least part of this outrage lacuna must be attributable to the distorting effects of partisanship. — Jonah Goldberg, National Review, "American Nationalists Are Awfully Quiet about Russia," 16 Feb. 2018 Obviously the giant lacuna in that sort of analysis is that there was segregation in the country, the status of women, status of gay people, etc. — Isaac Chotiner, Slate Magazine, "Why corporate America is so much more awful than it used to be.," 29 Sep. 2017 The lacuna bespeaks incuriosity about the wife of the great man, which Merz was at no pains to correct. — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, "Marisa Merz’s Factory of Dreams," 30 Jan. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lacuna.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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