Synonyms of deficiencies

deficiencies

noun

plural of deficiency

as in shortages

a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number

there is a deficiency of fresh food in the diet of many of the working poor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shortages
• lacks
• inadequacies
• deficits
• insufficiencies
• lacunae
• absences
• droughts
• scarcities
• failures
• famines
• poverties
• omissions
• wants
• undersupplies
• dearths
• paucities
• crunches
• pinches
• necessities
• needs
• privations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adequacies
• amplitudes
• sufficiencies
• abundances
• wealths
• excesses
• plenties
• plenitudes
• surpluses
• opulences
• oversupplies
• overabundances
• surfeits

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deficiencies

Because whatever deficiencies this squad might have, it’s backed by a massive, raucous army. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 July 2026

The Lakers spent the first days of free agency addressing their shooting deficiencies. — Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

It can be caused by pests, high temperatures, and mineral deficiencies or excess. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 July 2026

In terms of both the presence of strengths and absence of deficiencies, Klepov might well be the highest potential prospect available in the teens. — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 25 June 2026

The team can address some of its deficiencies at the trade deadline, but the Astros don’t have the prospect capital — or perhaps the financial appetite — to fix all that ails them. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 29 June 2026

Robinson’s value is complicated, as the elite rim protector and offensive rebounder has a history of ankle surgeries, and he’s been played off of the court in the postseason due to his free-throw-shooting deficiencies. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026

The man who once catalogued Elizabeth’s social deficiencies while proposing marriage is now protecting her family’s reputation without an audience. — Literary Hub, 29 June 2026

Electoral authorities also dismissed a separate challenge filed by a private citizen seeking to annul votes cast in cities across the United States, France and Spain, citing similar procedural deficiencies, including lack of standing, late filing and nonpayment of fees. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026