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

Bond yields have climbed this year as investors assess the outlook for inflation and central bank interest rates, concerns over government deficits and a deluge of corporate bond supply to fund the AI buildout. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

Several factors have been contributing to the recent run-up in yields, including surging oil prices and concerns around debt and deficits. — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

The government also said last month that its total debt — the cumulative total of all the deficits — has reached a gargantuan $40 trillion. — Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Greenway bought its campus in 2023 from the Vermont College of Fine Arts, which had mostly gone remote by then and would be acquired a year later by the California Institute of the Arts after enrollment declines and multimillion-dollar deficits. — Jon Marcus, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026

Faced with multi-million dollar deficits, Hiram College in rural Ohio borrowed from its $56 million endowment. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

Of course, Pritzker well knows that CPS has a habit of running budget deficits year after year. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

Yet, in his arguments this week, Reddington pressed hard on deficits in the police investigation. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026

Responses to pain, such as heat, dropped throughout the different mouse models that underwent periodic fasting, as did cognitive deficits. — Mike McRae 25, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026