Related Words for lacking

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deficient
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Adjective, Noun
absent
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
inadequate
x/xx
Adjective, Adjective, Noun
nonexistent
xx/x
Noun, Adjective, Noun
wanting
/x
Noun, Adjective, Noun
missing
/x
Noun, Adjective, Noun, Verb
feature
/x
Noun, Noun, Verb
have
/
Verb, Verb, Noun
devoid
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Noun
insufficient
xx/x
Adjective
bereft
x/
Noun
adequate
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Adjective
paucity
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Noun
sorely
/x
Adverb
rudimentary
xx/xx
Adjective
scarce
/
Adjective
sufficient
x/x
Adjective
inconsistent
xx/x
Adjective
minimal
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Adjective
weak
/
Adjective
deprived
x/
Verb
incapable
x/xx
Adjective
sparse
/
Adjective
nothing
/x
Noun
limited
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Adjective
absence
/x
Noun
hardly
/x
Adverb
hampering
/xx
Verb
lackluster
/xx
Adjective
shortcoming
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Noun
lost
/
Verb
lagging
/x
Noun
possessing
x/x
Verb
superior
x/xx
Adjective
underdeveloped
xxx/x
Adjective
none
/
Noun
diminished
x/x
Adjective
shoddy
/x
Adjective
especially
x/x
Adverb
misplaced
x/
Verb
unmatched
x/
Adjective
woefully
/xx
Adverb
essential
x/x
Adjective
abundance
x/x
Noun
passable
/xx
Adjective
particularly
x/xxx
Adverb
abundant
x/x
Adjective
improvement
x/x
Noun
flair
/
Noun
refinement
x/x
Noun
overpowering
/x/x
Adjective
scant
/
Adjective
disappointing
xx/x
Adjective
cohesion
x/x
Noun
rarely
/x
Adverb
basic
/x
Adjective
questionable
/xxx
Adjective
inherent
x/x
Adjective
needing
/x
Verb
really
/x
Adverb
disconcerting
xx/x
Adjective
compromising
/xxx
Verb
insufficiency
xx/xx
Noun
exuding
x/x
Verb
modicum
/xx
Noun
deficiency
x/xx
Noun
neglected
x/x
Verb
seldom
/x
Adverb
necessary
/xxx
Adjective
undermined
xx/
Verb
without
x/
Adverb
inadequacy
x/xxx
Noun
overabundance
/xx/x
Noun
good
/
Adjective
decent
/x
Adjective
sapped
/
Verb
superfluous
/xx
Adjective
quite
/
Adverb
less
/
Adjective
finesse
x/
Noun
muddled
/x
Adjective
excessive
x/x
Adjective
useless
/x
Adjective
discernible
x/xx
Adjective
subtlety
/xx
Noun
nowhere
/x
Adverb
barely
/x
Adverb
enough
x/
Adjective
worthy
/x
Adjective
competence
/xx
Noun
satisfactory
xx/x
Adjective
cohesiveness
x/xx
Noun
resembling
x/xx
Verb
besides
x/
Adverb
detrimental
xx/x
Adjective
hindered
/x
Verb
overshadowed
xx/x
Verb
overwhelms
xx/
Verb
improved
x/
Adjective
disregarding
xx/x
Verb
detriment
/xx
Noun
incomplete
xx/
Adjective
nuance
/x
Noun
exceedingly
x/xx
Adverb
vital
/x
Adjective
poor
/
Adjective
shortage
/x
Noun
omitting
x/x
Verb
omission
x/x
Noun
disinterest
x/xx
Noun
inability
xx/xx
Noun
hollow
/x
Noun
denying
x/x
Verb
blank
/
Noun
vacancy
/xx
Noun
famine
/x
Noun
vacuum
/x
Noun
was
/
Verb
singularly
/xxx
Adjective, Adverb
conspicuously
x/xxx
Adverb
wherewithal
/xx
Adjective
mice
/
Noun
rigor
/x
Noun
coli
/x
Verb
mutants
/x
Noun
notoriously
x/xxx
Adverb
noticeably
/xxx
Adverb
amenities
x/xx
Noun
spontaneity
xx/xx
Noun
sadly
/x
Adverb
nos
x
Adverb
totally
/xx
Adverb
originality
xxx/xx
Noun
glaringly
/xx
Adverb
notably
/xx
Adverb
congenitally
x/xxx
Adverb
foresight
/x
Noun
sophistication
xxx/x
Noun
tact
/
Noun
utterly
/xx
Adverb
criticised
/xx
Verb
criticized
/xx
Verb
pitifully
/xxx
Adverb
defaulting
x/x
Noun
defective
x/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
destitute
/xx
Adjective, Verb
failing
/x
Noun
flawed
/
Adjective
not
/
Adverb, Noun
orphaned
/x
Adjective
sagging
/x
Noun, Adjective
sans
/
Adjective
strength
/
Noun, Verb
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
shirtless
/x
Adjective
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
anymore
xx/
Adverb
sorta
/x
Adverb
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
die
/
Verb, Noun