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

Budget estimates project billions of dollars in deficits over the next few years. — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026

Yields have climbed this year as investors digest a range of concerns from inflation sparked by the Iran war, to persistent government deficits, to uncertainty about the Federal Reserve’s outlook. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Fiscal Dominance Changes The Objective Fiscal dominance describes a regime in which the scale of public debt and deficits constrains monetary policy. — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

More debt creates more interest payments, and the interest payments can mean larger deficits. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

That sent Erceg back into a role for lower-leverage situations — blowouts or with Kansas City facing multi-run deficits. — Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026

This includes a minimum of $100,000 for OCPS to make up for budget deficits. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

The state has largely avoided budget deficits because of a wave of tax revenue due to large and persistent gains in the stock market. — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026

There is little apparent political will from either party to rein in deficits. — Kenneth S. Rogoff, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2026