Synonyms of deficits

deficits

noun

plural of deficit

as in shortages

a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number

a growing deficit in the number of hours devoted to sleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deficits

This capital intensive model forces SpaceX to rely heavily on debt financing or external liquidity to bridge cash deficits, a dynamic analysts warn remains a key drag on market sentiment. — CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

Others say spending needs to be cut to shave budget deficits down as a portion of GDP. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

The checks could cost more than $1 trillion, raising unanswered questions about deficits and inflation; Republican candidates have not made the promise a campaign centerpiece. — Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Other European economies’ deficits are also much smaller by comparison. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

And keep in mind Miami hasn’t had a lead in a game all season, and has consistently been forced to abandon the ground game because of large scoring deficits. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026

Some areas could see improvement while others continue to experience moisture deficits. — Gregory Padgett, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Those deficits, at 2-0 and 3-1, lasted for a collective nine minutes before Sporting responded. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026

Grambling State has ended Jackson State’s unbeaten run, while Mississippi Valley State keeps escaping deficits that look like dead ends. — Wilton Jackson, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026