Related Words for shortages

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Word	Syllables	Categories
deficit	/xx	Noun, Noun
shortfall	/x	Noun, Noun
dearth	/	Noun, Noun
famine	/x	Noun, Noun
oversupply	xxx/	Noun
deficiencies	x/xx	Noun
rationing	/xx	Noun
privations	x/x	Noun
supplies	x/	Noun
overcapacity	/xx/xx	Noun
deprivations	xx/x	Noun
quotas	/x	Noun
crises	/x	Noun
starvation	x/x	Noun
limitations	xx/x	Noun
droughts	/	Noun
suppliers	x/x	Noun
shortcomings	/xx	Noun
cutbacks	/x	Noun
stockpiles	/x	Noun
problems	/x	Noun
bottlenecks	/xx	Noun
vacancies	/xx	Noun
recession	x/x	Noun
unavailability	xxxx/xx	Noun
understaffed	/xx	Adjective
economies	x/xx	Noun
depletion	x/x	Noun
inefficiencies	xx/xx	Noun
withdrawals	x/x	Noun
surpluses	/xx	Noun
inadequacies	x/xxx	Noun
restrictions	x/x	Noun
availability	xxx/xx	Noun
deficient	x/x	Adjective
delays	x/	Noun
supply chain	x//	Phrase, Noun
penury	/xx	Noun
paucity	/xx	Noun
quantities	/xx	Noun
constraints	x/	Noun
failures	/x	Noun
overproduction	/xx/x	Noun
monopolies	x/xx	Noun
commodities	x/xx	Noun
difficulties	/xxx	Noun
hardships	/x	Noun
starving	/x	Verb
resources	/xx	Noun
impoverishment	x/xx	Noun
malnutrition	xx/x	Noun
budgets	/x	Noun
overcrowding	/xxx	Noun
sanctions	/x	Noun
lacks	/	Noun
reserves	x/	Noun
struggles	/x	Noun
fuelwood	/xx	Adjective, Noun
blackouts	/x	Noun
outages	/xx	Noun
manpower	/xx	Adjective, Noun
queues	/	Noun
wartime	/x	Adjective, Noun
exacerbated	x/xxx	Adjective, Verb
grain	/	Adjective
breakdowns	/x	Noun
hikes	/	Noun
staff	/	Verb
alleviate	x/xx	Verb
crippling	/xx	Verb
localised	/xx	Adjective
plagued	/	Verb
stoppages	/xx	Noun
foodstuffs	/x	Noun
overpopulation	xxxx/x	Noun
disruptions	x/x	Noun
impending	x/x	Verb, Adjective
inflation	x/x	Noun
fuel	/x	Verb, Noun
excesses	x/x	Noun
imbalances	x/xx	Noun
materiel	xxx/	Noun
tide	/	Verb
severe	x/	Adjective, Verb
rises	/x	Noun
harvests	/x	Noun
newsprint	/x	Noun
hampered	/x	Verb
aggravating	/xxx	Verb, Adjective
looming	/x	Verb
staples	/x	Noun
worsening	/xx	Verb
petrol	/x	Noun
acute	x/	Adjective
gasoline	/xx	Noun
seasonal	/xx	Adjective
easing	/x	Verb
coped	/	Verb
periodic	xx/x	Adjective
chronic	/x	Adjective
necessities	x/xx	Noun
material	x/xx	Adjective
endemic	x/x	Adjective
specter	/x	Noun
personnel	xx/	Noun
experiencing	x/xxx	Verb
handicapped	/xx	Verb
remedy	/xx	Verb
prices	/x	Noun
recurring	x/x	Verb
strikes	/	Noun
fodder	/x	Noun
relieve	x/	Verb
serious	/xx	Adjective
already	x/x	Adjective
perennial	x/xx	Adjective
ammunition	xx/x	Noun
austerity	x/xx	Noun
physician	x/x	Adjective
overcoming	/xxx	Verb
epidemics	xx/x	Noun
dire	/	Adjective
goods	/	Noun
food	/	Noun
adversities	x/xx	Noun
catastrophes	x/xx	Noun
clippings	/x	Noun
cuts	/	Noun
declines	x/	Noun, Verb
defects	/x	Noun
disasters	x/x	Noun
downturns	/x	Noun
embarrassments	x/xx	Noun
failings	/x	Noun
faults	/	Noun
flaws	/	Noun
gaps	/	Noun
immunodeficiency	xxxx/xx	Noun
imperfections	xx/x	Noun
miss	/	Name, Verb
omissions	x/x	Noun
palaces	/xx	Noun
ruptures	/x	Noun
slowdown	/x	Noun
weaknesses	/xx	Noun