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

Investors are grappling with large government deficits, persistent inflation and rising borrowing tied to AI investment. — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Local governments are running deficits, with many struggling to pay teachers and civil servants their salaries and benefits on time. — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

Milwaukee rallied from 2-0 deficits on consecutive days by beating the Padres' bullpen. — ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

David Beckworth, a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, said the upward pressure is coming from persistent budget deficits and AI investment. — Taylor Millard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026

When deficits and the debt-to-GDP ratio reach unsustainable highs, bond buyers conclude that the government’s current policies are not credible and must change. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Because the brain relies heavily on continuous fuel, extreme caloric deficits can force the organ to consume its own tissue. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

In an homage to Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, ghosts trek through the billionaire’s bedroom, each pushing him to reckon with his deficits. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Many identified themselves as teachers, noting that pandemic-era disruptions to in-class learning severely worsened reading deficits. — Chris Fusco, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026