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

That is both on the current debt burden of $40 trillion, as well as the deficits adding to that pile over the next decade. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Districts across several Indian states have declared droughts and southern and eastern India suffered particularly large deficits. — Sibi Arasu, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Three teams overcame double-digit deficits to win in Week 7, with one of the teams that blew the lead not a surprise. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Most see little change coming to individual or corporate taxes as a result of the election, but 41% expect higher deficits. — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Its stagnant economy cannot generate enough tax revenue to finance its existing commitments without enormous deficits, let alone cover the protesters’ wish lists. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2026

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